Benders'dictionary of nutrition and food technology

385Composition/100 g: (edible portion 72%) water 77 g, 360 kJ(86 kcal), protein 1.6 g, fat 0.1 g, carbohydrate 20.1 g (4.2 g sugars),fibre 3 g, ash 1 g, Ca 30 mg, Fe 0.6 mg, Mg 25 mg, P 47 mg, K337 mg, Na 55 mg, Zn 0.3 mg, Cu 0.2 mg, Mn 0.3 mg, Se 0.6 µg,vitamin A 709 µg RE (8516µg carotenoids), E 0.3 mg, K 1.8 mg,B 1 0.08 mg, B 2 0.06 mg, niacin 0.6 mg, B 6 0.21 mg, folate 11 µg, pantothenate0.8 mg, C 2 mg.A 65 g serving is a rich source of vitaminA.potato, tule See arrowhead.poteen Irish name for illicit home-distilled spirit; Americanequivalent is moonshine.pot liquor Liquid left in the pan after cooking vegetables.pot pie American; meat or poultry pie baked in an uncoveredvessel with a crust of pastry or biscuit dough.pottage A thick soup of stewed vegetables (sometimes withmeat); literally ‘what is put in a pot’.pottle Traditional English wine measure; 1 / 2 gallon (= 2.25L).poularde A neutered hen bird.poultry General term for farmyard birds (as opposed to wildgame birds) kept for eggs and/or meat; chicken, duck, goose,guinea fowl, pigeon and turkey.poultry, New York dressed Poultry that has been slaughtered andplucked but not eviscerated.pound cake American name for Madeira cake; rich cake containinga pound, or equal quantities, of each of the major ingredients,flour, sugar and butter (and eggs).poussin Young chicken, 4–6 weeks old.powdor fort, powdor douce Medieval English; mixed spices.Powdor fort was hot, containing ginger, pepper and mace,powdor douce was milder, containing ginger, cinnamon, nutmegand cloves.pozol Latin American; balls of fermented maize dough mixedwith water and eaten as a porridge; various bacteria and yeastsare involved in the fermentation. Chorote is similar, but groundcocoa beans are mixed with the dough.PPAR receptor Peroxisome proliferation activation receptor, asteroid hormone-like nuclear receptor protein that binds longchainpolyunsaturated fatty acids or eicosanoid derivatives(prostaglandins and leukotrienes). Also activated by fibric acidderivatives used as hypolipidaemic agents, and thiazolindinedionehypoglycaemic agents. May act to modulate gene expressionalone or as a heterodimer with the retinoid X receptor.PP factor or vitamin See niacin.ppm Parts per million (= mg/kg).PPP Product processing packaging.