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  • 101chapatti — [tʃə pα:ti, pati] noun (plural chapattis) (in Indian cookery) a thin pancake of unleavened wholemeal bread cooked on a griddle. Origin from Hindi capātī, from capānā roll out …

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  • 102digestive — adjective relating to the process of digesting food. ↘(of food or medicine) aiding or promoting the process of digestion. noun 1》 a food or medicine that aids or promotes the digestion of food. 2》 Brit. a round semi sweet biscuit made of… …

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  • 103pumpernickel — [ pʊmpəˌnɪk(ə)l, pʌm ] noun dark, dense German bread made from coarsely ground wholemeal rye. Origin C18: transferred use of Ger. Pumpernickel lout, bumpkin …

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  • 104sweetmeal — noun Brit. sweetened wholemeal …

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  • 105nutritious — adjective food that is nutritious is full of the natural substances that your body needs to stay healthy or to grow properly; nourishing: Wholemeal bread is more nutritious than white bread …

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  • 106roughage — noun (U) a substance contained in some foods that helps your bowels to work; dietary fibre: Wholemeal bread is a valuable source of roughage …

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  • 107white flour — noun (U) wheat flour from which the bran (=outer layer) and wheatgerm (=inside seed) have been removed compare wholemeal …

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  • 108whole wheat — adjective AmE whole wheat flour etc uses all of the grain, including the outer layer; wholemeal BrE …

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  • 109dietary fibre — roughage the part of food that cannot be digested and absorbed to produce energy. Dietary fibre falls into four groups: cellulose, hemicelluloses, lignins, and pectins. Highly refined foods, such as sucrose, contain no dietary fibre. Foods with a …

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  • 110vitamin E — any of a group of chemically related fat soluble compounds (tocopherols and tocotrienols) that have antioxidant properties and are thought to stabilize cell membranes by preventing oxidation of their unsaturated fatty acid components. The most… …

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