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Food companies and their misleading labels

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Food is for nutrition and to provide the body with energy and vital nutrients. Names of foods help us to know what the likely ingredients might be in it. But often, we notice that food names are misleading. They can fool a person into buying only to realize that it did not meet their expectations and imagination. For instance, take the example of samosa. An ideal samosa is refined wheat flour (maida) wrap with mashed potatoes and boiled peas inside. And when we say paneer samosa (cottage cheese stuffed fried dumplings), the picture that comes to our mind is of a wrap of refined wheat flour dough with paneer inside. But to your disappointment, you will find that these samosas are nothing but the normal samosas with mashed potatoes with or without boiled peas and just 1 small piece of cottage cheese at one corner!!! If we talk about rusks, most of these are made of refined wheat flour or maida which is not healthy. Maida is stripped of all the vital nutrients such as fiber, vitamins,

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 value Selenium=5%