Vitamins are essential nutrients that must either be ingested or synthesised to maintain health. There are two main varieties: water-soluble and fat-soluble. Because some vitamins are only soluble in fat, a totally fat-free diet can be unhealthy.
Vitamin A (also known as retinol) is a fat-soluble vitamin found in dairy products and in liver. Excessive vitamin […]
Organic food has both a popular meaning, and in some countries, a legal definition. In everyday conversation, it usually refers to all “naturally produced” foods, or the product of organic farming. As a legal and marketing term, it means certified organic. The distinction is important, as the two definitions can represent quite different products.
Types of […]
Fibers are long chains of carbohydrates that are undigestable to the human digestive tract. Fiber is important, as it bulks up the stools and allows them to retain moisture better, resulting in easier defecation.
Some foods that have large amounts of fiber include oranges, apples, bananas, broccoli, and carrots.
carbohydrates, also known as carbs, usually means starches (complex carbohydrates) but can also refer to sugars.
Strictly speaking, carbohydrates are not necessary for human nutrition because proteins can be converted to carbohydrates - the traditional diet of some peoples consists of nearly zero percent carbohydrate, and they are perfectly healthy. However, carbohydrates require (relatively) less water […]
A Calorie (sometimes calorie, C, kcal, or kCal) is a unit of energy. It is equal to 4185.5 joules (J) or 3.968 Btu.
High-calorie foods provide the energy needed for growth and activity. You can increase the calorie content of your food by adding oil and fat. A tasty way to do this is by frying […]
Cookbook Antioxidants are compounds that prevent or slow a chemical change called oxidation. A commonly recognized oxidation reaction is the rusting of iron, in which iron reacts with oxygen to form iron (ferrous) oxide. Heat is often released in the process of oxidation, and this is the main chemical change that occurs when a substance […]