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  Meat

  Meat is animal tissue used as food. It not only refers to muscle tissue, but also includes fat or non-muscle organs such as lungs, liver, and kidney. All muscle tissue is very high in protein ... > more
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  Unsaturated fat

  An unsaturated fat is a fat or fatty acid in which there is one or more double bond in the fatty acid chain. A fat molecule is monounsaturated if it contains one double bond, and polyunsaturated if ... > more
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  Leaf vegetable

  Leaf vegetables, also called potherbs, greens, or leafy greens, are plant leaves eaten as a vegetable, sometimes accompanied by tender petioles and shoots. Although they come from a very wide variety ... > more
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  Gluten

  Gluten is an amorphous ergastic protein found combined with starch in the endosperm of some cereals, notably wheat, rye, and barley. It constitutes about 80% of the proteins contained in wheat, and ... > more
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  Dietary mineral

  Dietary minerals are the chemical elements required by living organisms. Appropriate intake levels of each dietary mineral must be sustained to maintain physical ... > more
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  Dieting

  Dieting is the practice of eating (and drinking) in a regulated fashion to achieve a particular, short-term objective. This is distinct from the more basic concept of "diet," which addresses the ... > more
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  Soy protein

  Soy protein is generally regarded as the storage protein held in discrete particles called protein bodies which are estimated to contain at least 60-70% of the total soybean protein. Soybeans are a ... > more
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  Avocado

  Avocado is a tree and the fruit of that tree, classified in the flowering plant family, Lauraceae. The tree grows to 20 m (65 ft), with alternately arranged, evergreen leaves, 12-25 cm long. The ... > more
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  Dairy product

  Dairy products are generally defined as foodstuffs produced from milk. A production plant for such processing is called a dairy. Raw milk for processing generally comes from cows, but occasionally ... > more
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  Essential nutrient

  An essential nutrient is a nutrient required for normal body functioning that can not be synthesized by the body. Categories of essential nutrient include vitamins, dietary minerals, essential fatty ... > more

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