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  2. Digestive biscuit - Wikipedia

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    Historically, some producers used diastatic malt extract to "digest" some of the starch that existed in flour prior to baking. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] First manufactured by McVitie's in 1892 to a secret recipe developed by Sir Alexander Grant , their digestive is the best-selling biscuit in the United Kingdom. [ 4 ]

  3. Lactose intolerance - Wikipedia

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    Lactose intolerance is caused by a lessened ability or a complete inability to digest lactose, a sugar found in dairy products. [1] Humans vary in the amount of lactose they can tolerate before symptoms develop. [ 1 ]

  4. lac operon - Wikipedia

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    The lactose operon (lac operon) is an operon required for the transport and metabolism of lactose in E. coli and many other enteric bacteria.Although glucose is the preferred carbon source for most enteric bacteria, the lac operon allows for the effective digestion of lactose when glucose is not available through the activity of β-galactosidase. [1]

  5. Lactase persistence - Wikipedia

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    The ability to digest lactose is not an evolutionary novelty in human populations. Nearly all mammals begin life with the ability to digest lactose. This trait is advantageous during the infant stage, because milk serves as the primary source for nutrition. As weaning occurs, and other foods enter the diet, milk is no longer consumed.

  6. Here's Exactly What Happens to Your Body If You Eat ... - AOL

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    "One serving of peanut butter is 220 calories, 1 tablespoon of grape jelly is about 50 calories and, depending on the size of the bread, it can add another 230 calories," says Moody. " This makes ...

  7. Is dairy harder to digest as you get older? Nutritionists ...

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    This is likely due to lactose intolerance, a condition making it hard to digest lactose, a sugar found in dairy products. Most newborns are able to produce lactase, an enzyme crucial for the ...

  8. Cookie dough - Wikipedia

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    Because of the presence of raw egg and raw flour, the consumption of uncooked cookie dough increases the possibility of contracting foodborne illness.The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) strongly discourages the consumption of all food products containing raw eggs or raw flour because of the threat from disease-causing bacteria such as Salmonella and E. coli.

  9. List of cookies - Wikipedia

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    Butter-based pastry that is traditionally hand-shaped in a ring form, glazed with egg and sprinkled with sesame. It is usually made at Easter to be eaten after Holy Saturday. Kourabiedes: Greece: Butter cookies (biscuits) that resemble light and airy shortbread, but are typically made with the addition of almonds.