Benders'dictionary of nutrition and food technology

140cryogenic freezing Freezing by use of a cryogen.Cryovac TM Thermoplastic resin wrapping film that can be heatshrunkonto foods.cryptoxanthin Hydroxylated carotenoid found in a few foodssuch as yellow maize and the seeds of cape gooseberry. vitamina active.crystal boiling Chinese method of cooking; food is heated in a panof boiling water, then removed from the heat and cooking continuedby the retained heat.Crystalean TM A preparation of resistant starch.See starch,resistant.crystallin The protein of the lens of the eye. Uniquely amongbody proteins, there is no turnover of crystallin, and while theamount increases with growth, crystallin formed before birthremains in the lens until death.CSM Corn–soya–milk; a protein-rich baby food (20% protein)made in the USA from 68% precooked maize (corn), 25% defattedsoya flour and 5% skim milk powder, with added vitaminsand calcium carbonate.CTC machine A device consisting of two contra-rotating toothedrollers that rotate at different speeds and provide a crushing,tearing and curling action, used in breaking up leaves of tea toform small particles.CTI Critical temperature indicator, see time–temperatureindicator.cubeb Grey pepper (Piper cubeba) native to S.E. Asia; pungentflavour akin to camphor.cucumber Fruit of Cucumis sativus, a member of the gourdfamily, eaten as a salad vegetable.Composition/100 g: (edible portion 97%) water 95g, 63 kJ(15 kcal), protein 0.6 g, fat 0.1 g, carbohydrate 3.6 g (1.7 g sugars),fibre 0.5g, ash 0.4g, Ca 16mg, Fe 0.3mg, Mg 13mg, P 24mg,K 147mg, Na 2mg, Zn 0.2mg, Mn 0.1mg, Se 0.3µg, vitamin A5µg RE (105µg carotenoids), K 16.4 mg, B 1 0.03 mg, B 20.03 mg, niacin 0.1 mg, B 6 0.04 mg, folate 7 µg, pantothenate0.3 mg, C 3 mg.cucumber, African horned See kiwano.cucurbit A term used for vegetables of the family Cucurbitaceae.See gourds.Culinary Institute of America Founded in New Haven, Connecticut,1946, as the New Haven Restaurant Institute, a storefrontschool.cultivar Horticultural term for a cultivated variety of plant that isdistinct and is uniform and stable in its characteristics whenpropagated.See also strain.