Benders'dictionary of nutrition and food technology

18cooking vessels and as foil for wrapping food, as well as in cansand tubes.The ‘silver’ beads used to decorate confectionery are coatedwith either silver foil or an alloy of aluminium and copper.baking powders containing sodium aluminium sulphate as theacid agent were used at one time (alum baking powders), andaluminium hydroxide and silicates are commonly used inantacid medications.Aluminium salts are found in the abnormal nerve tangles inthe brain in Alzheimer’s disease, and it has been suggested thataluminium poisoning may be a factor in the development of thedisease, although there is little evidence.ALV Available lysine value, see available lysine.alveograph A device for measuring the stretching quality ofdough as an index of its protein quality for baking. A standarddisc of dough is blown into a bubble and the pressure curve andbursting pressure are measured to give the stability, extensibilityand strength of the dough.alverine citrate Bulking agent and antispasmodic used to treatirritable bowel syndrome and other colon disorders.AMA American Medical Association; web site http://www.ama-assn.org/.amaranth (1) A Burgundy red colour (E-123), stable to light;trisodium salt of 1-(4-sulpho-1-naphthylazo)-2-naphthol-3,6-disulphonic acid.amaranth (2) Some Amaranthus spp. (A. paniculatus) are cultivatedfor their leaves (a good source of carotene) and seeds andothers only for their leaves (A. polygamus and A. gracilis). Pastemade from the seeds from A.hypochondrachus were widely eatenin central America,and used in religious ceremonies by the Aztecs.Composition/100 g: (edible portion 94%) water 91.7g, 96 kJ(23 kcal), protein 2.5 g, fat 0.3 g, carbohydrate 4 g, ash 1.5 g, Ca215 mg, Fe 2.3 mg, Mg 55 mg, P 50 mg, K 611 mg, Na 20 mg, Zn0.9mg, Cu 0.2 mg, Mn 0.9mg, Se 0.9µg, K 1140 mg, B 1 0.03 mg,B 2 0.16 mg, niacin 0.7 mg, B 6 0.19 mg, folate 85 µg, pantothenate0.1 mg, C 43 mg.amarwa See orubisi.ambali Indian; sour millet and rice cake; the dough is left toundergo a lactic acid bacterial fermentation before cooking.ambergris A waxy concretion obtained from the intestine of thesperm whale, containing cholesterol, ambrein and benzoicacid. Used in drugs and perfumery.Amberlite TM Group of polystyrene ion-exchange resins. Sulphonicacid derivatives are used for cation exchange, basic typesfor anion exchange.