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The tables below include tabular lists for selected basic foods, compiled from United States Dept. of Agriculture (USDA) 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] As foods vary by brands and stores, the figures ...
Mielie meal, also known as mealie meal or maize meal, is a relatively coarse flour (much coarser than cornflour or cornstarch) made from maize [1] or mealies in Southern Africa. It was originally brought to Africa from the Americas by the Portuguese. [2] Its etymology is uncertain, and may be from the Portuguese milho, or the Afrikaans mielie ...
Here are 18 under-100-calorie snacks that are actually delicious. 1. Cheez-Its (17 Crackers) Calories: 94. Yeah, yeah, we all know that Cheez-Its aren't exactly an exemplary nutritional snack, but ...
In a 100-gram serving, maize kernels provide 86 calories and are a good source (10–19% of the Daily Value) of the B vitamins, thiamin, niacin (if freed), pantothenic acid (B5) and folate. [108] Maize has suboptimal amounts of the essential amino acids tryptophan and lysine , which accounts for its lower status as a protein source. [ 109 ]
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The Dietary Reference Intake (DRI) is a system of nutrition recommendations from the National Academy of Medicine (NAM) [a] of the National Academies (United States). [1] It was introduced in 1997 in order to broaden the existing guidelines known as Recommended Dietary Allowances (RDA s, see below). The DRI values differ from those used in ...
Media: Maize flour. White maize flour. Maize flour or corn flour is a flour ground from dried maize (corn). [1][2] It is a common staple food, and is ground to coarse, medium, and fine consistencies. Coarsely ground corn flour (meal) is known as cornmeal. [3][4] When maize flour is made from maize that has been soaked in an alkaline solution, e ...
Masa or masa de maíz (English: / ˈmɑːsə /; Spanish pronunciation: [ˈmasa]) is a maize dough that comes from ground nixtamalized corn. It is used for making corn tortillas, gorditas, tamales, pupusas, and many other Latin American dishes. It is dried and powdered into a flour form called masa harina. Masa is reconstituted from masa harina ...