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Whole foods are foods that are unprocessed and unrefined. [1] [2] [3] Examples of whole foods include grains such as oatmeal and rice, fruits, vegetables, dried beans, nuts, seeds, unprocessed meats, and fish. [3] [4] [5] [2] Depending on the context this may sometimes refer to an all natural diet or a plant-based diet.
Grains come in two varieties, the larger grains produced by drought-sensitive crops are called cereals, and the smaller drought-resistant varieties are millets. Grains can be consumed in a variety of ways, all of which require husking and cooking, including whole , rolled, puffed , or ground into flour .
This is a list of plants that have a culinary role as vegetables. "Vegetable" can be used in several senses, including culinary, botanical and legal. This list includes botanical fruits such as pumpkins, and does not include herbs, spices, cereals and most culinary fruits and culinary nuts. Edible fungi are not included in this list.
In some countries like the United Kingdom, the term "natural" is defined and regulated; [2] in others, such as the United States, the term natural is not enforced for food labels, although there is USDA regulation of organic labeling. [3] The term is assumed to describe foods having ingredients that are intrinsic to an unprocessed food. [4] [5]
orange pigments . α-Carotene – to vitamin A carrots, pumpkins, maize, tangerine, orange.; β-Carotene – to vitamin A dark, leafy greens, red, orange and yellow fruits and vegetables.
A whole grain is a grain of any cereal and pseudocereal that contains the endosperm, germ, and bran, in contrast to refined grains, which retain only the endosperm. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] As part of a general healthy diet , consumption of whole grains is associated with lower risk of several diseases.
The lignans are a large group of low molecular weight polyphenols found in plants, particularly seeds, whole grains, and vegetables. [1] The name derives from the Latin word for "wood". [2] Lignans are precursors to phytoestrogens. [1] [3] They may play a role as antifeedants in the defense of seeds and plants against herbivores. [4]
The Western pattern diet is a modern dietary pattern that is generally characterized by high intakes of pre-packaged foods, refined grains, red meat, processed meat, high-sugar drinks, candy and sweets, fried foods, industrially produced animal products, butter and other high-fat dairy products, eggs, potatoes, corn (and high-fructose corn ...