Questions tagged [nutrient-composition]
Questions regarding facts about macro-nutrients within foods. Do not use for "what is healthy" or similar questions, which are off-topic.
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Calculating Nutrition Information for Commercial Food Labeling
I'm working on starting a small home-based bakery that will ship food products sold on a website directly to consumers. (Specifically, cookies.) As part of this work, I am designing packaging and am ...
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What elements in green leafy vegetables provide carbohydrates?
If you boil some greens and drink the liquid only, will that give you a lot of carbohydrate energy or none to little i.e. do you actually need to eat the solid or how much energy can you get from the ...
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grams of fat on nutrition facts label don't add up
http://caloriecount.about.com/calories-general-mills-cinnamon-toast-crunch-i8272
2.8g of total fat. Of that 0.4g is saturated fat, 0.9g is polyunsaturated fat and 1g is monounsaturated fat. Adding ...
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How do I control the quality of a kombucha SCOBY?
I'm starting to make my own Kombucha and have seen scoby with many different colors, shapes, textures, etc.
My goal is to have a scoby that produces good probiotics and a taste that is acceptable to ...
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Nitrogen factor role in calorie calculation
I'm wondering what's the relation between nitrogen factor, protein factor and energy from total protein. i.e
Feta Cheese
Nitrogen Factor: 6.38
Protein Factor: 4.27
Total Protein: 21.3 g
and I know ...
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Do tomatoes lose their nutritional value when they are made into tomato sauce? [closed]
Do tomatoes lose their nutritional value when they are made into tomato sauce? What about canned tomato sauce?
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Is it bad to boil milk?
In another question, I asked about pasteurization of raw milk at home. I got some interesting comments (of course, I further searched on the internet) that some people prefer not to pasteurize raw ...
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Is there a cholesterol-free substitute for egg noodles?
As the title says, I am looking for noodles that I can use to replace Japanese egg noodles, that are also low in LDL cholesterol.
Can someone please suggest an alternative that is similar to egg ...
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Looking for an accurate nutrition database
I hope that this is the right place to ask this question. My problem is that I wish to plan a diet for myself but - nearly - every database has different values for the same food. How do I know which ...
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Are calcium and magnesium lost by soaking beans?
In a previous discussion, soaking beans in salted water prior to cooking was a suggestion to soften skins. Does this result in less calcium and magnesium content of the cooked beans?
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Info about spelt
I tend to see spelt on a lot of stuff in organic/diet-sensitive parts of stores, in big letters suggesting they're advertising its presence. I know that it has more nutrients than wheat, but are there ...
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How do I add healthy fats to my daughter's diet? [closed]
My daughter is going through a growth spurt right now and having trouble sleeping through the night. I asked this question on ParentingSE and based on what I wrote, the advice I have gotten is that a ...
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Nutrient impact of squeezing water out of frozen chopped spinach
Many recipes using frozen chopped spinach instruct one to thaw and squeeze out the water from the spinach. When I do this, how much nutrition I am squeezing out?
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How much salt is absorbed by meat during brining?
Has anyone created a table of sodium absorbtion during brining vs. other contributing factors such as brining time, meat type, salt ratio, etc.
I'd like to be able to compute how much sodium is ...
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What varieties of beans are high in calories?
Which beans have the most calories per dry-weight?
Note: This includes anything someone might refer to as a "bean" and excludes foods that are perishable.
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Does chopping vegetables remove vitamins?
I hear some chefs saying on TV: "Don't cut your vegetables in the salad too small, because the smaller you cut them the more vitamins are lost."
Is that true?
and if it was really true, what is a ...
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How do I calculate the nutritional values of a recipe?
I love to cook and experiment with recipes. While I'm aware that calories are not a perfect measure of what makes you gain weight and what doesn't, I would still love to have a rough idea of the ...
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What nutrients are concentrated in citrus peels (not juice)?
I just bought my first juicer today and I'm having a blast experimenting with the different favors.
I'm looking at all these juice recipes and they all say to peel the rind off of the citrus fruits ...
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Good site for nutritional info [closed]
I cook my breakfast from several raw ingredients (about 12) and was trying to come up with caloric and nutritional content for the same, for few ingredients I could get details on Wikipedia, a bit of ...
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How can I calculate the affect of cooking my food on its nutrition [duplicate]
If I look on nutritiondata.self.com for the nutrition value of raw lentils (as an example), it tells me the protein value per 1 cup is 50g. However, 1 cup of boiled lentils is good for 18g of protein! ...
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What are the differences in protein content between chicken broth and chicken stock?
Does anybody have any data on the nutritional composition of chicken broth (liquid in chicken soup) and chicken stock (liquid from chicken bones)? For example, will stock contain more protein then ...
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Why put a stone in the soup?
I was surprised by the added stone in the soup of this question:
"Also, for irony, a large (cleaned) stone is always left in the pot"
What would be the reason for this? For the minerals in the ...
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Can I increase my iron intake by eating food cooked with cast iron?
Can I eat food cooked in cast iron to leach iron into the food? Is it a significant amount?
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Is raffinose broken down into its component sugars when cooked?
Raffinose is a sugar found in legumes that is indigestible by humans. Which is great, because I'm looking for a sweetener that 1) won't raise blood sugar and 2) doesn't have a bitter aftertaste and ...
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Does dumping the water from boiling ramen noodles reduce the fat content much?
I enjoy eating ramen noodles cooked in the microwave at work. I've already learned to toss the sodium seasoning packet to avoid the salt, but I notice the noodles themselves have lots of fat and much ...
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nutrition facts: what does "as packaged" mean?
I was looking on a box of Hamburger Helper Cheeseburger Macaroni I bought. The nutrition facts read "as packaged", it only contains 0.5g fat, 120 calories per serving. I assumed this means everything ...
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How does boiling remove vitamin C from food?
It's generally known that boiling vegetables removes a large fraction of vitamin C, but in what way?
Does the high temperature destroy it?
Is it merely absorbed by the boiling water?
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Replacement for celery with equivalent nutrients?
I have this recipe:
2 celery sticks
1 cucumber (large)
2 large handfuls of spinach leaves
1 large handful of lettuce (dark)
1/2 freshly squeezed lemon
But I don't like the "aroma" of celery. So what ...
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Creating high-protein food for hiking
I will go hiking for 10 days, and the food I get in the lodges on the way is practically all starch, wtih < 15 g protein per day. I did this once and felt terrible. So this time, I want to take my ...
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data about the rate of nutrient decay in fruit/vegetable juice [closed]
This is a related question to Do centrifugal juicers destroy vitamins through friction?
Is there any quantitative data about the rate of vitamin & nutrient decay in fruit/vegetable juice?
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Are roasted nuts nutritionally different from raw nuts?
If I roast a selection of mixed nuts, does it significantly change their nutritional content?
Also: Are there any potential food safety issues around roasting nuts (e.g. does it damage the oils)?
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What are the nutritional data for water kefir?
What are the nutritional data for (strained) water kefir, compared to the starting sugar water?
I would expect there to be less carbohydrates and more vitamins, but haven't the foggiest idea what ...
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Does caramelizing an onion increase its non-dietary fiber carbohydrates?
I'm on a low-carb diet and would like to know if caramelizing an onion increases its carbohydrate content. I'm primarily interested in "net carbs," so dietary fiber that's converted to sugar would ...
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Nutrient composition of milk vs. home-made kefir
I got a bit confused when looking up nutrition values for milk versus kefir made from that milk. For some reason many tables list higher values of some nutrients (e.g. potassium and magnesium) than is ...
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How to fix the protein content of my minestrone?
I love minestrone, but am concerned that it doesn't contain enough protein. It usually contains pasta, tomato, zucchini, savoy cabbage, carrots and garlic.
What could I add to enhance the protein ...
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What nutritional differences are there between honey and table sugar (sucrose)? [closed]
My girlfriend has been putting honey in my coffee instead of sugar. She says it is better for me, but she can't give me an explanation I understand. I think she is being influenced by someone she ...
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The way to cook vegetables that keeps most of the nutrients [closed]
What is the way to cook vegetables that keeps most of the nutrients?
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Calories in toast vs bread
Does toasting bread change the amount of calories in the bread?
i.e Does a slice of toast have more/less calories that a slice of bread?
I know that some moisture is lost in the toasting process but ...
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Stir-frying: how much of the oil evaporates?
When you're stir-frying or sauteeing, I'm sure some of the oil get evaporated due to high temperature. How much of the original oil evaporates? Since I suppose it depends on the kind of oil, ...
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Can I use fresh okara without cooking it?
I started to experiment with home-made soy milk, which means that I have a lot of okara and I am looking for various ways of using it. I grind the soy beans before boiling the milk, so that the okara ...
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How does lentils' nutritional profile change in germinating lentils in water?
By the term "terminating lentils in water" I mean a similar thing to sprouting thing such as alfalfa in water. The crux difference is that lentils do not really sprout, they germinate because their ...
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What effect does rinsing have on blueberries?
If I rinse fresh blueberries before I eat them, does that wash off the antioxidants? Why would washing blueberries before freezing them cause tougher-skinned berries?
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If Nutrition Facts states 0% Cholesterol does that imply the food is vegan?
On the side of a package if it states "Cholesterol 0%" in the Nutrition Facts does that mean the food is vegan?
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Nutritional information on fruits and veggies
I've been looking online for an extensive database of nutritional information on various fruits and vegetables. I've been advised by my doctor to start eating healthier and I'd just like to know the ...
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How can I reduce nitrate concentration in vegetables before or during cooking?
Can someone tell me how to minimize nitrate concentration in raw vegetables before cooking them? I need this advice very much because I'm cooking vegetables for my infant son, and I've heard that high ...
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Why does canned mango pulp have no vitamin A?
Mango contains plenty of vitamin A (http://www.thefruitpages.com/chartmango.shtml). I have some frozen mango which confirms this on the bag. However, a can of mango pulp says that it has 0% of the ...
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Does preparation of food change the nutritional content with respect to fat type?
I apologize in advance for my lack of knowledge in how a fat comes to be saturated, and perhaps therein lies the answer to this question. However, due to my wife's gall stones I need to remove hard to ...
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Is cheese or pasta a good source of protein?
I am eating "Wheels & Cheese":
As you can see, there's literally nothing but cheese and pasta here. The nutrition facts on the back says that there's 11g of protein in it. I've never heard of ...
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Homemade Yogurt Nutrition Info
How does one calculate the nutrition of homemade yogurt? I'm using 2% milk and a packet of yogurt culture. Does anything change during cooking that makes the nutrition info of the final product any ...
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How can I make an Überfood?
Each day, you're supposed to get a certain number of servings of grains, vegetables, fats, etc. You know, the food pyramid.
However, instead of going to all the trouble to prepare three meals with ...
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