Plant-based Healthier Flashcards
Vegan sugar can be made with sugar that isn’t
Processed using bone char
Tricky nutrient for vegans to get
Iodine
Iodine found mainly in (2)
Dairy products
Fish
Iodine content of plant food depends on
Iodine content of soil
Foods grown closer to _ tend to be higher in iodine
The ocean
Seaweed and _ can provide iodine
Iodized salts
Jackfruit bad replacement for pork because
It contains no protein
Stroke _% higher in vegetarians
20
Heart disease/attack _ lower in vegetarians
22
The “anti-nutrient” known as
Phytate acid
Phytate acid found in (3) and other plant seeds
Nuts
Whole grains
Beans
In body, the acid binds to minerals to form
Phytate
Phytate known as anti-nutrient because it impairs absorption of (3)
Zinc
Iron
Calcium
_ sprouting beans and grains will reduce Phytate content (3)
Soaking
Cooking
Fermenting