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Celtuce (/ˈsɛlt.əs/) (Lactuca sativa var. augustana, [3] [4] [5] angustata, or asparagina), also called stem lettuce, [6] celery lettuce, asparagus lettuce, [7] or Chinese lettuce, is a cultivar of lettuce grown primarily for its thick stem or its leaves. It is used as a vegetable.
The tables below include tabular lists for selected basic foods, compiled from United States Dept. of Agriculture sources.Included for each food is its weight in grams, its calories, and (also in grams,) the amount of protein, carbohydrates, dietary fiber, fat, and saturated fat. [1]
Cooked unenriched long-grain white rice is composed of 68% water, 28% carbohydrates, 3% protein, and 1% fat (table). A 100-gram ( 3 + 1 ⁄ 2 -ounce) reference serving of it provides 540 kilojoules (130 kilocalories) of food energy and contains moderate amounts of manganese per 100-gram serving (table).
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A 100 g serving of watermelon has 5 g of available carbohydrates (it contains a lot of water), making the calculation (5 × 72)/100=3.6, so the GL is 3.6. A food with a GI of 90 and 8 g of available carbohydrates has a GL of 7.2 (8 × 90/100=7.2), while a food with a GI of just 6 and with 120 g of carbohydrate also has a GL of 7.2 (120 × 6/100 ...
A recent study suggests that a carbohydrate-rich breakfast for men and a fat-rich breakfast for women may be best for maintaining a healthy weight, due to sex-specific metabolic differences.
Nutrient content of 10 major staple foods per 100 g dry weight [1] Staple Maize (corn) Rice, white Wheat Potatoes Cassava Soybeans, green Sweet potatoes Yams Sorghum Plantain RDA; Water content (%) 10 12 13 79: 60 68 77 70 9 65 Raw grams per 100 g dry weight 111: 114: 115: 476: 250: 313: 435: 333: 110: 286: Nutrient; Energy (kJ) 1698: 1736 ...
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