Bakery Products – Bakery
products are flour-based food baked in an oven such as bread,
cookies, cakes, pastries and pies. Bread and Biscuits form the major
baked foods accounting for over 80% of total bakery products.
Dairy Products - Dairy
product or milk product is food produced from the milk of mammals,
primarily cows, water buffaloes, goats, sheep, yaks, camels,
domestic buffaloes etc. A facility that processes milk is a dairy or
a dairy factory. Dairy products include cheese, ice cream, milk,
butter, ghee, yogurt, Indian sweets etc.
Juices – Juice is a
liquid drink that is naturally contained in fruit and vegetables. It
can also refer to liquids that are flavoured with these or other
biological food sources. Juice is prepared by mechanically squeezing
or macerating fruit or vegetable flesh without the application of
heat or solvents.
Grains – Grains are
small, hard, dry seeds, with or without attached hulls or fruit
layers, harvested for human or animal consumption. The two main
types of commercial grain crops are cereals such as wheat, rice etc
and legumes such as beans, soybeans etc. Grains contain
carbohydrates that people can eat. They are a large part of the food
supply.
Pulses - Pulses are a type
of leguminous crop that are harvested solely for the dry seed.
Pulses are packed with nutrients and have a high protein content,
making them an ideal source of protein. Pulses are low in fat and
rich in soluble fibre, which can lower cholesterol and help in the
control of blood sugar.
Sea-Food – Seafood is any
form of sea life regarded as food by humans. Seafood prominently
includes fish and shellfish. Seafood is rich in protein, and is
usually thought as healthy food.
Fruits - Fruits normally
means the fleshy seed-associated structures of a plant that are
sweet or sour and edible in the raw state, such as apples, bananas,
grapes, mangoes, oranges, strawberries etc.
Vegetables – Vegetable is
any part of a plant that is consumed by humans as food as part of a
savoury meal. Vegetables can be eaten either raw or cooked and play
an important role in human nutrition, being mostly low in fat and
carbohydrates, but high in vitamins, minerals and fibre. Potatoes,
carrots, green peas, cauliflower brinjal, capsicum etc are
vegetables.
Junk Food - Junk food is a
term for food containing high levels of calories from sugar and fat
with less protein, vitamins or minerals. It is an unhealthy food.
When junk food is consumed very often it increased risk of obesity,
cardiovascular disease, diabetes and other chronic health
conditions. Burger, pizza, french fries, chips etc are few junk
foods
Meat – Meat is animal
flesh that is eaten as food. Types of meat include beef and veal
from cattle, pork, ham and bacon from pigs, mutton from sheep. Meat
is mainly composed of water, protein and fat. It is edible raw, but
is normally eaten after it has been cooked and seasoned or processed
in a variety of ways.
Poultry – Poultry are
domesticated birds kept by humans for the eggs they produce, their
meat. Poultry meat and eggs provide nutritionally beneficial food
containing protein of high quality. This is accompanied by low
levels of fat which have a favourable mix of fatty acids.
Food Pyramid – A food
pyramid is a pyramid-shaped diagram representing the optimal number
of servings to be eaten each day from each of the basic food groups.
Bad Food – Bad food
includes all the food or eating items which are injuries to the
health of the individual. It is advisable to avoid all such food
items they include cigarette, gutkas, pan masala, liquor etc.
Drinks – A drink or
beverage is a liquid intended for human consumption. Drinks include
tea, coffee, milk, juice, soft drinks, carbonated drinks etc, they
have some form of water in them which are consumed by humans.
Miscellaneous – Food
items included in the miscellaneous food products are additional
flavours which complement the main food product. They include
ketchup, pickles, jam, chutney, salt & pepper etc.
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