Category "nutrient-composition"

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. Ho

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 f

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

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?

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.

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

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 ou

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

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

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 conten

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

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

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

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?

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:

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 probi

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

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

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

Do the Properties of Oils Change if They're Cooked?

Someone told me a while ago that if you cook with olive oil (in a curry, for example) that its properties change compared with using it in a cold dish (e.g., sa