Benders'dictionary of nutrition and food technology

479treacle First product of refining of molasses from beet orsugar cane extract is black treacle, slightly less bitter; will notcrystallise.trehalose Mushroom sugar, or mycose, a disaccharide ofglucose. Found in some fungi (Amanita spp.), manna and someinsects.trematode See fluke.tremorgens A group of neurotoxins produced by various moulds(Penicillium spp., Aspergillus spp., Claviceps spp.) which causesustained whole body tremors leading to convulsive seizureswhich may be fatal. Possible cause of endemic afflictions inhuman beings in Nigeria and India (alfatrem from A. flavus, penitremfrom Penicillium spp.).trencher Medieval English; thick slices of (normally stale) bread,party hollowed out and used as a plate, commonly given to thepoor after the meal. Later replaced by a wooden trencher.trepang See bêche-de-mer.tretinoin Synthetic retinoid used in treatment of acne.TRH Thyroid-releasing hormone, see thyrotropin.triacetin Glyceryl triacetate.triacylglycerols Sometimes called triglycerides, simple fats orlipids consisting of glycerol esterified to three fatty acids(chemically acyl groups). The major component of dietary andtissue fat. Also known as saponifiable fats, since on reaction withsodium hydroxide they yield glycerol and the sodium salts (orsoaps) of the fatty acids.trichinosis (trichinellosis, trichiniasis) Disease that can arise fromeating undercooked pork or pork sausage meat; due toTrichinella spiralis, a worm that is a parasite in pork muscle;destroyed by heat and by freezing. Adult worms live in the smallintestine; larvae bore through the intestinal wall and migratearound the body, causing fever, delirium and limb pain.trichlorogalactosucrose See sucralose.trichobezoar Or hairball. A mass of swallowed hair in thestomach.See also bezoar.trichology Study of hair; see hair analysis.Trichomonas Genus of parasitic flagellate protozoans. T. hominisinfests the large intestine, T. tenax the mouth.trichuriasis Infestation of the large intestine by the whipworm,Trichuris trichiura.tricothecenes mycotoxins produced by Fusarium sporotrichioidesand F. graminearum growing on cereals.trientine Chelating agent used to enhance the excretion of copperin wilson’s disease.