Benders'dictionary of nutrition and food technology

185favism Acute haemolytic anaemia induced in genetically sensitivepeople by eating broad beans, Vicia faba, or in response to variousdrugs, including especially antimalarials. The disease is due to adeficiency of the enzyme glucose6-phosphate dehydrogenase(EC 1.1.1.19) in red blood cells, which are then vulnerable to thetoxins, vicine and convicine, in the beans. The condition affectssome 100 million people worldwide, and is commonest in peopleof Mediterranean and Afro-Caribbean descent.FDA US Food and Drug Administration, government regulatoryagency; web site http://www.fda.gov/; web site for FDA consumermagazine http://www.fda.gov/fdac/.FD&C USA; abbreviation for synthetic colours permitted for usein food, drugs and cosmetics.FDF Food and Drink Federation, organisation speaking for theUK food and drink manufacturing industry; web sitehttp://www.fdf.org.uk/.FDNB See fluorodinitrobenzene.fecula (fécule) Foods that are almost solely starch, prepared fromroots and stems by grating, e.g. tapioca, sago and arrowroot.Starchy powder from rice, potatoes, etc.feedback control Control of a process using information fromsensors to adjust the conditions.Fehling’s reagent Alkaline cupric tartrate solution used for detectionand semi-quantitative determination of glucose and otherreducing sugars.See also benedict’s reagent, somogyi–nelson reagent.feijoa Fruit of S American tree Acca sellowiana (formerly Feijoasellowiana), also known as pineapple guava, guaveasteen; mainlygrown in New Zealand.Composition/100 g: (edible portion 75%) water 87 g, 205 kJ(49 kcal), protein 1.2 g, fat 0.8 g, carbohydrate 10.6 g, ash 0.7 g, Ca17 mg, Fe 0.1 mg, Mg 9 mg, P 20 mg, K 155 mg, Na 3 mg, Cu 0.1 mg,Mn 0.1 mg, vitamin B 1 0.01 mg, B 2 0.03 mg, niacin 0.3 mg, B 60.05 mg, folate 38 µg, pantothenate 0.2 mg, C 20 mg.A 50 g serving(1 fruit without refuse) is a source of vitamin C.feijoa beans See bean, adzuki.Feingold diet Exclusion of foods containing synthetic colours,flavours and preservatives and limitation of intake of fruits andvegetables such as oranges, apricots, peaches, tomatoes andcucumbers; intended to treat hyperactive children. There is littleevidence either that these foods are a cause of hyperactivity orthat the exclusion diet is beneficial.felafel Middle Eastern; deep fried balls of chickpea batter.FEMA US Flavor and Extract Manufacturers’ Association, website http://www.femaflavor.org/.