Benders'dictionary of nutrition and food technology

287loperamide See antidiarrhoeal agents; antimotility agents.loquat The small pear-shaped fruit of Eriobotyra japonica, amember of the apple family, also known as Japanese medlar orplum.Composition/100 g: (edible portion 65%) water 86.7 g, 197 kJ(47 kcal), protein 0.4 g, fat 0.2 g, carbohydrate 12.1 g, fibre 1.7 g,ash 0.5 g, Ca 16 mg, Fe 0.3 mg, Mg 13 mg, P 27 mg, K 266 mg, Na1mg, Zn 0.1mg, Mn 0.1mg, Se 0.6µg, vitamin A 76 µg RE, B 10.02 mg, B 2 0.02 mg, niacin 0.2 mg, B 6 0.1 mg, folate 14 µg, C 1 mg.loss factor A measure of the amount of energy that a materialwill dissipate when subjected to an alternating electric field (inmicrowave and dielectric heating). Also termed the ‘dielectricloss’ or ‘loss tangent’.lotus The sacred lotus of India and China, Nelumbium nuciferum,a water plant whose rhizomes and seeds are eaten.Rhizome, composition/100 g: (edible portion 79%) water 79 g,310 kJ (74 kcal), protein 2.6 g, fat 0.1 g, carbohydrate 17.2 g, fibre4.9 g, ash 1 g, Ca 45 mg, Fe 1.2 mg, Mg 23 mg, P 100 mg, K 556 mg,Na 40mg, Zn 0.4mg, Cu 0.3mg, Mn 0.3mg, Se 0.7µg, B 1 0.16 mg,B 2 0.22 mg, niacin 0.4 mg, B 6 0.26 mg, folate 13 µg, pantothenate0.4 mg, C 44 mg.Seeds, composition/100 g: water 14.2 g, 1390 kJ (332 kcal),protein 15.4 g, fat 2 g (of which 16% saturated, 21% monounsaturated,63% polyunsaturated), carbohydrate 64.5 g, ash 4 g,Ca 163 mg, Fe 3.5 mg, Mg 210 mg, P 626 mg, K 1368 mg, Na5mg, Zn 1 mg, Cu 0.3 mg, Mn 2.3 mg, vitamin A 3 µg RE (B 10.64 mg, B 2 0.15 mg, niacin 1.6 mg, B 6 0.63 mg, folate 104 µg,pantothenate 0.9 mg. A 15 g serving is a source of Mn, P.lovage Herb of the carrot family, Ligusticum scoticum, with astrong musky scent of celery. The stems can be candied likeangelica or used as a vegetable, and the leaves and stems areused in soup. The seeds can also be used as a seasoning, with aflavour like dill or fennel seed.lovastatin See statins.love apple Old name for tomato.low birth weight Infants born weighing significantly less thannormal (2.5–4.5 kg) are considered to be premature; theirchances of survival and normal development are considerablyimproved if they are fed special formula preparations to meettheir needs, rather than being breast fed or fed normal infantformula.low in EU legislation states that for a food label or advertising tobear a claim that it is low in fat, saturates, cholesterol, sodiumor alcohol, it must provide less than half of the amount of thespecified nutrient of a reference product for which no claim is