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South Korea's Korean Nutrition Society uses the Food Bicycle (Korean: 식품구성 자전거), with a small front wheel filled with water and a large rear wheel composed of approximately one-third grains; 20 percent meat, fish, eggs and beans; 20 percent vegetables; 12 percent fruits; 12 percent dairy; and 3 percent oils and sugars. A person is ...
A variety of vegetarian, and more specifically vegan, foods. Vegetarian nutrition is the set of health-related challenges and advantages of vegetarian diets.. Appropriately planned vegetarian diets are healthful and nutritionally adequate for all stages of the human life cycle, including during pregnancy, lactation, infancy, childhood, and adolescence. [1]
Vegan diets typically require special attention for iodine, for which the only substantial and reliable vegan sources are sea vegetables, iodized salt and supplements. The iodine content of sea vegetables varies widely and may provide more than the recommended upper limit of iodine intake. [1]
As foods vary by brands and stores, the figures should only be considered estimates, with more exact figures often included on product labels. For precise details about vitamins and mineral contents, the USDA source can be used. [1] To use the tables, click on "show" or "hide" at the far right for each food category.
These reference values include water from drinking water, other beverages, and from food. About 80% of our daily water requirement comes from the beverages we drink, with the remaining 20% coming from food. [54] Water content varies depending on the type of food consumed, with fruit and vegetables containing more than cereals, for example. [55]
Dietary fiber is defined to be plant components that are not broken down by human digestive enzymes. [1] In the late 20th century, only lignin and some polysaccharides were known to satisfy this definition, but in the early 21st century, resistant starch and oligosaccharides were included as dietary fiber components.
Raw cauliflower is 92% water, 5% carbohydrates, 2% protein, and contains negligible fat (see table). A 100-gram ( 3 + 1 ⁄ 2 -ounce) reference amount of raw cauliflower provides 104 kilojoules (25 kilocalories) of food energy , and has a high content (20% or more of the Daily Value , DV) of vitamin C (58% DV) and moderate levels of several B ...
Fruits and vegetables are 70 to 95% water. Most meats are on average about 70% water. Breads are approximately 36% water. [3] Some foods have a water content of less than 5%, e.g., peanut butter, [3] crackers, and chocolate cake. [4] Water content of dairy products is quite variable. Butter is 15% water. Cow's milk ranges between 88 and 86% water.