Benders'dictionary of nutrition and food technology

207game Non-domesticated (i.e. wild) animals and birds shot forsport and eaten. rabbit and pigeon may be shot at any time, butother game species, such as grouse, hare, partridge, pheasant,quail, deer (venison) and wild duck, may not be shot during theclosed season, to protect breeding stocks. Game birds are generallyraised on farms to provide sport, rather than being huntedin the wild, and increasingly game species are farmed and killedin conventional ways to provide food.Traditionally, game is hungfor several days to soften the meat, when it develops a strongflavour.gammelost Norwegian dark brown cheese with mould growth onthe rind that is pressed into the paste while it is ripening.gammon See bacon.gangliosides Glycolipids, structurally similar to cerebrosides, butwith a charged polar oligosaccharide head region.garam masala A mixture of aromatic spices widely used in Indiancooking; contains powdered black pepper, cumin, cinnamon,cloves, mace, cardamom seeds and sometimes also corianderand/or bay leaf.garbanzo See chickpea.garbellers 15th century; people appointed by the Grocers’Company of London to inspect spices and other groceries, anddestroy adulterated products.gari Fermented cassava meal. Cassava is grated, soaked in waterand left to undergo bacterial fermentation for 2–5 days in permeablesacks so that liquid drains out; the resulting solid mass issieved and lightly toasted or fried (garified).garlic The bulb of Allium sativum with a pungent odour whencrushed, widely used to flavour foods. There is some evidencethat garlic has a beneficial effect in lowering blood cholesterol.Composition/100 g: (edible portion 87%) water 58.6 g, 624 kJ(149 kcal), protein 6.4 g, fat 0.5 g, carbohydrate 33.1 g (1 g sugars),fibre 2.1g, ash 1.5g, Ca 181mg, Fe 1.7mg, Mg 25mg, P 153mg, K401mg, Na 17mg, Zn 1.2mg, Cu 0.3mg, Mn 1.7mg, Se 14.2µg,26µg carotenoids, vitamin K 1.4 mg, B 1 0.2 mg, B 2 0.11 mg, niacin0.7 mg, B 6 1.24 mg, folate 3 µg, pantothenate 0.6 mg, C 31 mg.garlic mustard A common wild plant of hedgerows and woodland(Alliaria petiolata); the leaves have a garlic-like flavour and canbe used in salads or cooked as a vegetable.gas storage, controlled (modified) See packaging, modifiedatmosphere.gastrectomy Surgical removal of part or all of the stomach.gastric inhibitory peptide Peptide hormone secreted by themucosa of the duodenum and jejunum in response toabsorbed fat and carbohydrate; stimulates the pancreas to