Benders'dictionary of nutrition and food technology

J261jaboticaba Fruit of the tree Myrciaria cauliflora with purpleastringent skin and sweet white pulp; the fruits grow straightfrom the trunk.jack fruit Large fruit, up to 30 kg, from tropical tree Artocarpusspp., related to breadfruit. Both pulp and seeds are eaten.Composition/100 g: (edible portion 28%) water 73.2 g, 393 kJ(94 kcal), protein 1.5 g, fat 0.3 g, carbohydrate 24 g, fibre 1.6 g, ash1g, Ca 34 mg, Fe 0.6 mg, Mg 37 mg, P 36 mg, K 303 mg, Na 3 mg,Zn 0.4mg, Cu 0.2mg, Mn 0.2mg, Se 0.6µg, vitamin A 15µg RE,B 1 0.03 mg, B 2 0.11 mg, niacin 0.4 mg, B 6 0.11 mg, folate 14 µg, C7mg. A 110 g serving is a source of Cu, Mg, vitamin C.jaggery (1) Coarse dark sugar made from the sap of the coconutpalm.(2) Raw sugar cane juice, used in India as sweetening agent,also known as gur.jaguar gum See guar gum.jake paralysis See jamaica ginger paralysis.jam A conserve of fruit boiled to a pulp with sugar; sets to apectin jelly on cooling (known in the USA as jelly). Standardjam, with certain exceptions, contains a minimum of 35 g of fruitper 100 g; extra jam, with certain exceptions, contains 45 g.Jamaica ginger paralysis Polyneuritis caused by poisoning froman extract of Jamaica ginger (‘jake’) due to triorthocresylphosphate.Jamaican pepper See allspice.jambolan Fruit of Syzygium cumini (S. jambolanum), also knownas Indian blackberry, Java, Portuguese, Malabar, black or purpleplum.Composition/100 g: (edible portion 81%) water 83.1 g, 251 kJ(60 kcal), protein 0.7 g, fat 0.2 g, carbohydrate 15.6 g, ash 0.4 g, Ca19 mg, Fe 0.2 mg, Mg 15 mg, P 17 mg, K 79 mg, Na 14 mg, vitaminB 1 0.01 mg, B 2 0.01 mg, niacin 0.3 mg, B 6 0.04 mg, C 14 mg.Japanese isinglass See agar.jasmine tea A perfumed or scented tea made by adding petals ofjasmine flowers to Chinese tea.jejuno–ileostomy Surgical procedure in which the terminaljejunum or proximal ileum is removed or by-passed. Has beenused as a treatment for severe obesity.jejunostomy feeding See enteral nutrition.jejunum Part of the small intestine, between the duodenum andthe ileum; see gastrointestinal tract.jelly (1) Clear jam made from strained fruit juice by boiling withsugar. Also used in this sense in N. America to mean any jam.