Benders'dictionary of nutrition and food technology

356when the rice is polished, it contains more of these vitamins thanpolished raw rice.parchita See passion fruit.parenteral nutrition Nutrition other than via the intestinal tract.Slow infusion of solution of nutrients into the veins through acatheter. This may be partial, to supplement food and nutrientintake, or total (TPN, total parenteral nutrition), providing thesole source of energy and nutrient intake for patients with majorintestinal problems.See also enteral nutrition; rectal feeding.pareve (parve) Jewish term for dishes containing neither milk normeat. Jewish law prohibits mixing of milk and meat foods or theconsumption of milk products for 3 h after a meat meal.See also milchig; fleishig.parevine USA; a frozen dessert resembling ice cream, but containingno dairy produce or meat products (such as gelatine), andhence pareve, to conform with Jewish dietary laws.parietal cells Cells of the gastric mucosa that secrete gastric acid(see gastric secretion) and intrinsic factor. Also known asoxyntic cells.See also achlorhydria; anaemia, pernicious; proton pump.parillin Or smilacin; highly toxic glycoside of glucose, rhamnoseand parigenin from sarsaparilla root.parity The number of pregnancies that a woman has had thathave resulted in the birth of an infant capable of survival.See also primipara.parmesan cheese English and French name for the hard dryItalian cheese parmigiana. Made from semi-skimmed cow’s milkcooked with rennet, dried for at least six months. When 2 yearsold it is called vecchio, stravecchio is 3 years, stravecchione 4years old.Composition/100 g: water 29.2 g, 1641 kJ (392 kcal), protein35.8 g, fat 25.8 g (of which 67% saturated, 31% monounsaturated,2% polyunsaturated), carbohydrate 3.2 g (0.8 gsugars), ash 6 g, Ca 1184 mg, Fe 0.8 mg, Mg 44 mg, P 694 mg, K92mg, Na 1602mg, Zn 2.8mg, Se 22.5µg, I 72µg, vitamin A108µg RE (106µg retinol, 28 µg carotenoids), E 0.2mg, K 1.7mg,B 1 0.04 mg, B 2 0.33 mg, niacin 0.3 mg, B 6 0.09 mg, folate 7 µg,B 12 1.2µg, pantothenate 0.5 mg. A 20 g serving is a source of P, agood source of Ca, vitamin B 12 .PARNUTS EU term for foods prepared for particular nutritionalpurposes (intended for people with disturbed metabolism or inspecial physiological condition or young children). Also calleddietetic foods.