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Fat Substitute
Fat Substitute Background Fat. No one likes it; no one wants it. Diets high in fat have been linked to serious health problems and weight gain. The battle to limit fat consumption is now a billion dollar industry. Low calorie, low fat, fat free, or no fat foods are being... Read more |
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Fats
FATS FATS. Fat is a generic term for triacylglycerols, which are a class of structurally similar chemical compounds that contain three fatty acid molecules that are linked or chemically esterified to one glycerol molecule (Figure 1). Mammals store triacylglycerol as lipid droplets in specialized... Read more |
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saturated fat
saturated fat any solid fat that is an ester of glycerol and a saturated fatty acid . The molecules of a saturated fat have only single bonds between carbon atoms; if double bonds are present in the fatty acid portion of the molecule, the fat is said to be unsaturated. Unsaturated fats... Read more |
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Dried meat
Beef Jerky Background Beef jerky is a type of snack food that is made by marinating beef in a curing solution and drying it. Meat treated in this way has a long shelf life and a unique flavor. Invention of this meat processing technology is attributed to Native Americans who... Read more |
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margarine
margarine manufactured substitute for butter. It consists of a blend of vegetable oils or meat fats (or a combination of both) mixed with milk and salt. It was developed in the late 1860s by the French chemist Hippolyte Mège-Mouries in a contest sponsored by Napoleon III for a butter... Read more |
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ice cream
ice cream sweet frozen dessert, made from milk fat and solids, sugar, flavoring, a stabilizer (usually gelatin), and sometimes eggs, fruits, or nuts. The mix is churned at freezing temperature to attain a light, smooth texture. Water ices existed in the Roman Empire, and Marco Polo brought back... Read more |
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Dietary fat
Vitamins, Fat-Soluble Because they dissolve in fat, vitaminsA, D, E, and K are called fat-solublevitamins. They are absorbed from the small intestines, along with dietary fat, which is why fat malabsorptionresulting from various diseases (e.g., cystic ... Read more |
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South Beach diet
South Beach diet Definition The South Beach diet is a three-phase, carbohydrate-restrictive diet. It emphasizes foods that are low on the glycemic index (GI) and low in saturated fat, such as lean meats, vegetables, cheeses, nuts, and eggs. Unlike other carbohydrate-restrictive diets , such as... Read more |
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meat
meat term for the flesh of animals used for food, especially that of cattle, sheep, lambs, and swine, as distinct from game, poultry, and fish; sometimes it is inclusive of all animal flesh. The chief constituents of meat are water, protein, and fat. Phosphorus, iron, and vitamins are also... Read more |
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pemmican
pemmican , a travel food of the Native North American. Slices of lean venison or buffalo meat were sun dried, pounded to a paste, and packed with melted fat in rawhide bags. Dried currants or wild berries were sometimes included in the paste. Pacific coast Native Americans used a similar fish... Read more |
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