factors affecting planning of balanced diet
food’s
Cereals
staple food of nearly half the population
rice
food for cattle and poultry
maize
why is maize used as a fodder
2. it’s cheaper
cereal: role
energy per 100 g (cereals)
350 kcal
yellow variety of maize
has carotene
cereals - % nutrition in terms of total food an average indian takes
energy -70-80
proteins- 50
cereal proteins
deficit in lysine
maize proteins
deficit on lysine and Tryptophan
leucine in maize
interferes with niacin formation
- pellagragenic
complementary action
cereal and pulses - balanced and complete protein
milled rice
bran, husk, germ removed
parts of rice grain
endosperm of rice grain
contains starch
pericarp aleurone layer and germ of rice grain contains
protein content of rice
6-9%
rice protein - quality
more lysine than other cereals - better
vitamins in rice
vitamin B complex
types of rice
husked, undermilled or home pounded, raw milled
undermilled / home pounded rice - polishing
7% removed
milled rice - polishing
14% removed
effect of milling on rice’s protein
loss of 15%