Benders'dictionary of nutrition and food technology

430sequestrene, sequestrol See edta.sercial See madeira wines.sereh powder See lemon grass.serendipity berry Or Nigerian berry, fruit of the W. African plantDioscoreophyllum cumminsii. It has an extremely sweet tastedue to the protein monellin.serine A non-essential amino acid; abbr Ser (S), M r 105.1, pK a2.19, 9.21, codons UCNu, AGPy.serotonin See 5-hydroxytryptamine.serum Clear liquid left after protein has been coagulated; theserum from milk, occasionally referred to as lactoserum, is whey.Blood serum is the result of blood clotting; the fibrinogen inblood plasma is converted to insoluble fibrin, which forms theclot. The clear liquid that is exuded is the serum.serving US food labelling legislation (introduced in 1994)requires that nutrients be shown per standard serving of thefood.The US Food and Drug Administration has defined servingor portion sizes, based on surveys of amounts customarily eaten,so that definitions of portions are not left to the manufacturer.sesame A tropical and subtropical plant, Sesamum indicum.Known as sim-sim in E. Africa, benniseed in W. Africa, gingellyand til in Asia. Seeds are small and, in most varieties, white; usedwhole in sweetmeats, in stews and to decorate cakes and bread,and for extraction of the oil, which is used as a seasoning.Composition /100 g: water 4.7 g, 2399 kJ (573 kcal), protein17.7 g, fat 49.7 g (of which 15% saturated, 39% mono-unsaturated,46% polyunsaturated), carbohydrate 23.5 g (0.3 g sugars),fibre 11.8g, ash 4.4g, Ca 975mg, Fe 14.6mg, Mg 351mg, P 629mg,K 468 mg, Na 11 mg, Zn 7.8 mg, Cu 4.1 mg, Mn 2.5 mg, Se 5.7 µg,5µg carotenoids, E 0.3 mg, B 1 0.79 mg, B 2 0.25 mg, niacin 4.5 mg,B 6 0.79 mg, folate 97 µg, pantothenate 0.1 mg. A 5 g serving is asource of Cu.Sesame oil is 15% saturated, 42% mono-unsaturated, 44%polyunsaturated, contains 1.4 mg vitamin E, and 13.6 mg vitaminK/100 g.See also tahini.setback (of starch) See retrogradation.seto fuumi Japanese seasoning consisting of dried seaweed, tuna,sesame seed and monosodium glutamate.sfumatrice Machine for obtaining the oil from the peel of citrusfruit by folding, when the natural turgor of the oil sacs forces outthe oil.shad Oily fish, Alosa spp. (American shad is A. sapidissima),related to herring, that spawn in fresh water. The roe is especiallyprized.