Benders'dictionary of nutrition and food technology

108chenopods Seeds of Chenopodium spp. eaten in the PeruvianAndes: C. quinoa (quinoa) and C. pallidicaule (canihua). OtherChenopodium spp. have been considered for poultry feed,including Russian thistle, summer cypress and garden orache.cherimoya See custard apple.cherry Fruits of Prunus spp.Composition/100 g: (edible portion 90%) water 82.3 g, 264 kJ(63 kcal), protein 1.1 g, fat 0.2 g, carbohydrate 16 g (12.8 g sugars),fibre 2.1g, ash 0.5g, Ca 13mg, Fe 0.4mg, Mg 11mg, P 21mg, K222 mg, Zn 0.1 mg, Cu 0.1 mg, Mn 0.1 mg, vitamin A 3 µg RE(123µg carotenoids), E 0.1 mg, K 2.1 mg, B 1 0.03 mg, B 2 0.03 mg,niacin 0.2 mg, B 6 0.05 mg, folate 4 µg, pantothenate 0.2 mg, C 7 mg.Peruvian cherry is cape gooseberry, Surinam cherry ispitanga.cherry, ground Fruit of Physalis pruinosa, similar to cape gooseberry;grows wild, eaten raw but more usually boiled or as preserve;also called strawberry tomato, and dwarf Cape gooseberry.cherry, West Indian The fruit of a small bush, native to the tropicaland subtropical regions of America, Malpighia punicifolia.One of the richest known sources of vitamin C. Also known asacerola, Barbados or Antilles cherry.Composition/100 g: (edible portion 80%) water 91 g, 134 kJ(32 kcal), protein 0.4 g, fat 0.3 g, carbohydrate 7.7 g, fibre 1.1 g, ash0.2 g, Ca 12 mg, Fe 0.2 mg, Mg 18 mg, P 11 mg, K 146 mg, Na 7 mg,Zn 0.1mg, Cu 0.1mg, Se 0.6µg, vitamin A 38µg RE, B 1 0.02 mg,B 2 0.06 mg, niacin 0.4 mg, B 6 0.01 mg, folate 14 µg, pantothenate0.3 mg, C 1678 mg. A 100 g serving (20 cherries) is an exceptionallyrich source of vitamin C.chervil (1) A herb, Anthriscus cerefolium, with parsley-likeleaves, used in the fresh green state as a garnish, and fresh ordried to flavour salads and soups.(2) The turnip-rooted chervil, Chaerophyllum bulbosum, ahardy biennial vegetable cultivated for its roots.(3) Sweet chervil, a wild plant (Myrrhis odorata) with a smellof aniseed. The leaves are used to flavour fruit cups, fruit saladsand cooked fruit; the main root can be boiled, sliced and used insalads. Also known as sweet cecily.Cheshire English hard cheese with a crumbly texture.Cheshire cat An old English cheese measure.chestnut (1) Spanish or sweet chestnut from trees of Castaneaspp. Unlike other common nuts it contains very little fat, beinglargely starch and water.Composition /100 g: water 52 g, 820 kJ (196 kcal), protein 1.6 g,fat 1.3 g (of which 18% saturated, 36% mono-unsaturated, 45%polyunsaturated), carbohydrate 44.2 g, ash 1 g, Ca 19 mg, Fe