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Food types based on way of eating!

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Foods provide us with nutrition and are fuels for our daily activities and movements. This includes thinking and such mental activities as well.  Foods have varying amounts of carbohydrates, proteins, fats, vitamins, minerals, and trace metals. These are basic components of food and should be in right proportions in daily diet for health and prevention of diseases. Diseases result from shortage of food, excess of food, as well as deficiency and excess of any of the above components of food.  Also, read Ways of eating idlis  Humans learned to cook food after fire was made using stones. They also use sun for drying and fermenting of foods. Some vegetables and fruits are eaten raw such as in form of salads. Spices were discovered and cultivated and humans started using them in their foods to enhance flavour, taste, and aroma of foods.  Foods are cereals, pulses, vegetables, oils and fats, fruits, nuts etc. These can be made into different dishes by combining or alone. M...

Quail and quail eggs: their nutritive value, benefits, and comparison with hen eggs

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 Quail eggs are gaining popularity. In size, they are tiny but are nutrition-packed. Let us go into more details of this cute alternative to hen eggs.  Quail Quail is a middle-sized bird. It is a collective term used for birds of medium size. They are grown for their eggs and also for eating.  Quail eggs The eggs of quail are smaller than hen eggs. Roughly, they are 1/3rd the size of hen eggs. Hence, around 3 or 4 quail eggs would equate to one hen egg. But their taste is similar to hen eggs. They are cream-colored on the outside with brown blotches. They have deep yellow-colored yolk which is also larger in size. If we look at quail eggs nutrition-wise, it is as follows: Weight=9 gms Calories=14 Protein=1 gm Fat=1 gm Carbohydrates=0 gms Fiber=Nil Vitamin A=2% of daily value Vitamin B12= 6% of daily value Riboflavin=6% of daily value Folic acid=2% of daily value Pantothenic acid=3% of daily value Choline=4% of daily value Iron=2% of daily value Phosphorous=2% of daily val...