Nutritional Profiles of Principal Foods - Community Medicine - Lecture Slides, Slides of Medicine

Download Nutritional Profiles of Principal Foods - Community Medicine - Lecture Slides and more Slides Medicine in PDF only on Docsity! Nutritional contents of Principal foods Docsity.com Sa — CRS cs KONA LAS B SK: * pals mw Docsity.com Cereals Rice Wheat Maize/Corn الذرة الصفراء Carbohydrate (gms) 78 71 66 Protein (gms) 7.0 12 11 Fat (gms) 0.5 1.5 3.5 Nutritive value of Cereals per 100gms Forms the main part of the diet They are main source of energy Docsity.com Rice  Rice is the staple food (الغذاء الرئيسي)of majority of people in the world  Highly polished rice result in loss of important nutrients  Parboiling prevents loss of nutrients and increases the shelf life Docsity.com Wheat  Is the next commonly used cereal in the world  The protein content of wheat is more than that of rice  If the wheat flour is processed to make it soft and white, it will result in loss of nutrients Docsity.com Vegetables  Vegetables are also called ‘protective foods’ because of the high vitamin and mineral content  Classified into:  Green leaves  Roots and tubers  Other vegetables  If the leaves are dark green, the nutritive value is more. Docsity.com Tubers Docsity.com Nuts and oilseeds  Nuts and oilseeds (peanut, cashew nut, walnut, almonds(اللوز), sunflower seed etc.) contain good amount of fat and proteins.  They also contain good amount of minerals  However they are costly. Docsity.com Egg  Egg protein is the best protein  Net Protein Utilization of egg is 100 and that of meat is only 80. Docsity.com Meat v/s Pulses  Meat contain 15-20% protein, which is less than that found in pulses  Meat protein is of higher quality.  Combination of Cereals and Pulses make a good diet Docsity.com Summary  Cereals/Millets are the main part of our diet  They are the main source of energy  Millets are cheaper than cereals  Pulses are an important source of proteins  Combination of Cereals and Pulses make a good diet Docsity.com