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People in Southeast Asia began harvesting chicken eggs for food by 1500 BCE. [2] Eggs of other birds, such as ducks and ostriches, are eaten regularly but much less commonly than those of chickens. People may also eat the eggs of reptiles, amphibians, and fish. Fish eggs consumed as food are known as roe or caviar.
Lecithin (/ ˈ l ɛ s ɪ θ ɪ n / LESS-ith-in; from the Ancient Greek λέκιθος lékithos "yolk") is a generic term to designate any group of yellow-brownish fatty substances occurring in animal and plant tissues which are amphiphilic – they attract both water and fatty substances (and so are both hydrophilic and lipophilic), and are ...
Eggshell membrane or shell membrane is the clear film lining eggshells, visible when one peels a boiled bird egg. Chicken eggshell membranes are used as a dietary supplement. Eggshell membrane is derived commercially from the eggshells of industrial processors.
A snack food prepared with egg and rice flour. Ham and eggs: Savory United States: A dish combining various preparations of its main ingredients, ham and eggs. Haminados: Savory Sephardic Jewish: Eggs braised or cooked in Shabbat stew or cooked separately. Hangtown fry: Savory United States: A type of omelette made famous during the California ...
Eggs are a source of vitamin B 12 for vegetarians. Generally, humans need 2.4 to 3 micrograms of vitamin B 12 each day. [8] There are cases to suggest that vegetarians and vegans who are not taking vitamin B 12 supplements or food fortified with B 12 do not consume sufficient servings of B 12 and have abnormally low blood concentrations of ...
An intact yolk surrounded by egg white. Egg oil (CAS No. 8001–17–0, INCI: egg oil), also known as egg yolk oil or ovum oil, is derived from the yolk of chicken eggs consisting mainly of triglycerides with traces of lecithin, cholesterol, biotin, xanthophylls lutein and zeaxanthin, and immunoglobulins.
The scientific approach to food and nutrition arose with attention to agricultural chemistry in the works of J. G. Wallerius, Humphry Davy, and others.For example, Davy published Elements of Agricultural Chemistry, in a Course of Lectures for the Board of Agriculture (1813) in the United Kingdom which would serve as a foundation for the profession worldwide, going into a fifth edition.
In the United States, the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act of 1994 provides this description: "The Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act of 1994 (DSHEA) defines the term "dietary supplement" to mean a product (other than tobacco) intended to supplement the diet that bears or contains one or more of the following dietary ingredients: a vitamin, a mineral, an herb or other ...