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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 ...
A raw apple is 86% water and 14% carbohydrates, with negligible content of fat and protein (table). A reference serving of a raw apple with skin weighing 100 g (3.5 oz) provides 52 calories and a moderate content of dietary fiber (table). Otherwise, there is low content of micronutrients, with the Daily Values of all falling below 10% (table).
Natural protein concentrates (often used in bodybuilding or as sports dietary supplements): Soy protein isolate (prepared with sodium or potassium): 80.66. Whey protein isolate: 79. Egg white, dried: 81.1. Spirulina alga, dried: 57.45 (more often quoted as 55 to 77) Baker's yeast: 38.33. Hemp husks 30.
Apple juice is a fruit juice made by the maceration and pressing of an apple. The resulting expelled juice may be further treated by enzymatic and centrifugal clarification to remove the starch and pectin, which holds fine particulate in suspension, and then pasteurized for packaging in glass, metal, or aseptic processing system containers, or ...
Proteins are essential nutrients for the human body. [1] They are one of the building blocks of body tissue and can also serve as a fuel source. As a fuel, proteins provide as much energy density as carbohydrates: 17 kJ (4 kcal) per gram; in contrast, lipids provide 37 kJ (9 kcal) per gram. The most important aspect and defining characteristic ...
The foodstuffs listed for comparison show the essential amino acid content per unit of the total protein of the food, 100g of spinach, for example, only contains 2.9g of protein (6% Daily Value), and of that protein 1.36% is tryptophan. [2] [6] (note that the examples have not been corrected for digestibility)
choices. The primary example of such information-based legislation is the Nutrition Labeling and Education Act (NLEA), which was implemented in 1994 (United States Food and Drug Administration) and required that consumers have access to consistent nutritional information for packaged foods.
A commercially prepared apple pie is 52% water, 34% carbohydrates, 2% protein, and 11% fat (table). A 100-gram serving supplies 237 Calories and 13% of the US recommended Daily Value of sodium , with no other micronutrients in significant content (table).