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Benders'dictionary of nutrition and food technology

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461(36µg retinal), E 0.5 mg, K 0.1 mg, B 1 0.04 mg, B 2 0.09 mg, niacin9.7 mg, B 6 0.33 mg, folate 2 µg, B 12 1.8µg, pantothenate 0.4 mg,C 1 mg. A 100 g serving is a source <strong>of</strong> vitamin B 6 ,a rich source <strong>of</strong>P, Se, niacin, vitamin B 12 .syllabub (sillabub) Elizabethan dish made from cream curdledwith white wine or cider; thickened version as a dessert <strong>and</strong> athinner version as a drink.symbiotic Organisms (commonly micro-organisms) that have aclose <strong>and</strong> obligatory relationship <strong>of</strong> mutual benefit with anotherorganism.See also commensal; pathogen.symptom Indication <strong>of</strong> a disease or condition noticed by thepatient.See also sign.synbiotic A <strong>food</strong> or ingredient that contains both a prebiotic <strong>and</strong>a probiotic.syndrome Combination <strong>of</strong> signs <strong>and</strong>/or symptoms that form adistinct clinical picture.syndrome X See metabolic syndrome.syneresis Oozing <strong>of</strong> liquid from gel when cut <strong>and</strong> allowed to st<strong>and</strong>(e.g. jelly, baked custard or clotted blood).Synergistic zinc TM zinc supplement that also contains copper <strong>and</strong>vitamin a, which are claimed to aid its absorption.Synergy1 TM Short-chain fructose oligosaccharide used as aprebiotic <strong>food</strong> additive.synsepalum See miracle berry.synthetic rice See tapioca-macaroni.syrup A solution <strong>of</strong> sugar which may be from a variety <strong>of</strong> sources,such as maple or sorghum, or stages in refining cane <strong>and</strong> beetsugar such as top syrup, refiner’s syrup, sugar syrup, golden syrupor by hydrolysis <strong>of</strong> starch (see syrup, glucose).syrup, glucose The concentrated solution <strong>of</strong> sugars from the acidor enzymic hydrolysis <strong>of</strong> starch (usually maize or potato starch);a mixture <strong>of</strong> varying amounts <strong>of</strong> glucose, maltose <strong>and</strong> glucosecomplexes. The codex alimentarius definition is: purified, concentrated,aqueous solutions <strong>of</strong> nutritive saccharides from starch.Usually 70% total solids by weight, containing glucose, maltose<strong>and</strong> oligomers <strong>of</strong> glucose <strong>of</strong> three, four or more units. May be indried form. Used as a sweetening agent in sugar confectionery;also termed corn syrup, corn starch hydrolysate, starch syrup,confectioners’ glucose <strong>and</strong> uncrystallisable syrup.See also dextrose equivalent value; syrup, high fructose.syrup, high fructose Glucose syrup made by hydrolysis <strong>of</strong> starch<strong>and</strong> then half the glucose converted into fructose, similar toinvert syrup produced from sucrose but cheaper. Also known as

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