Benders'dictionary of nutrition and food technology

49fibre 2.2g, ash 0.9g, Ca 13mg, Fe 0.5mg, Mg 3mg, P 59mg, K533mg,Na 4mg,Zn 1.1mg,Cu 0.2mg,Mn 0.3mg,Se 0.8µg,vitaminA 1 µg RE (12µg carotenoids), E 1 mg, B 1 0.15 mg, B 2 0.07 mg,niacin 0.6 mg, B 6 0.24 mg, folate 7 µg, pantothenate 0.2 mg, C 4 mg.bamboo tea Chinese; bitter black tea, so-called because it isencased in bamboo leaves.bamies, bamya See okra.banana Fruit of the genus Musa; cultivated kinds are sterilehybrids, and so cannot be given species names. Dessert bananashave a high sugar content (17–19%) and are eaten raw; plantains(sometimes known as green bananas) have a higher starch andlower sugar content and are picked when too hard to be eaten raw.Composition/100 g: (edible portion 64%) water 74.9 g, 373 kJ(89 kcal), protein 1.1 g, fat 0.3 g, carbohydrate 22.8 g (12.2 gsugars), fibre 2.6g, ash 0.8g, Ca 5mg, Fe 0.3mg, Mg 27mg, P22 mg, K 358 mg, Na 1 mg, Zn 0.2 mg, Cu 0.1 mg, Mn 0.3 mg, Se1µg, I 8 µg, vitamin A 3µg RE (73µg carotenoids), E 0.1 mg, K0.5 mg, B 1 0.03 mg, B 2 0.07 mg, niacin 0.7 mg, B 6 0.37 mg, folate20µg, pantothenate 0.3 mg, C 9 mg. A 100 g serving (one banana)is a source of Mn, vitamin B 6 ,C.banana, baking American name for plantain.banana, false The fruit of Ensete ventricosum, related to thebanana. The fruits are small and, unlike bananas, contain seeds.The rhizome and inner tissue of the stem are eaten after cooking;a major part of the diet in southern Ethiopia.banana figs Bananas that have been split longitudinally and sundriedwithout treating with sulphur dioxide.The product is darkin colour and sticky.banian days Days on which no meat was served; named afterBanian (Hindu) merchants who abstained from eating meat. Anobsolete term for ‘days of short commons’.banku See akpiti.bannock A flat round cake made from oat, rye or barley meal andbaked on a hearth or griddle. Pitcaithly bannock is a type ofalmond shortbread containing caraway seeds and chopped peel.Bantu beer See beer.bap Traditionally a soft, white, flat, flour-coated Scottish breakfastroll. Now also used for any relatively large soft-crusted roll,made from white, brown or wholemeal flour.BAPEN British Association for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition;web site http://www.bapen.org.uk/.bara brith See barm brack.bara lawr See laver.Barbados cherry See cherry, west indian.Barbados sugar See sugar.