Benders'dictionary of nutrition and food technology

71cheese. Contains potentially toxic alkaloids. The seed oil is a richsource of γ-linolenic acid.Composition/100 g: (edible portion 80%) water 93g, 88 kJ(21 kcal), protein 1.8 g, fat 0.7 g, carbohydrate 3.1 g, ash 1.4 g, Ca93 mg, Fe 3.3 mg, Mg 52 mg, P 53 mg, K 470 mg, Na 80 mg, Zn0.2mg, Cu 0.1mg, Mn 0.3mg, Se 0.9µg, vitamin A 210 µg RE (ascarotenoids), B 1 0.06 mg, B 2 0.15 mg, niacin 0.9 mg, B 6 0.08 mg,folate 13 µg, C 35 mg. A 50 g serving is a source of Fe, vitamin A,a good source of vitamin C.borborygmos (plural borborygmi) Audible abdominal sound producedby excessive intestinal motility.borderline substances Foods that may have characteristics ofmedication in certain circumstances, and which may then beprescribed under the National Health Service in the UK, e.g.nutritional supplements for treatment of short bowel disease,lactose-free milk for children with lactose intolerance, galactosaemiaand galactokinase deficiency, gluten-free foods forpatients with coeliac disease, specially formulated foods fortreatment of a variety of genetic diseases.borecole See kale.boric acid H 3 BO 4 ; has been used in the past as a preservative inbacon and margarine, but boron accumulates in the body. Formerlyused as an anti-infective agent and eye-wash (boracic acid)but there was a high incidence of toxic reactions.Borneo tallow (green butter) See cocoa butter equivalents.boron An element, known to be essential for plant growth, butnot known to have any physiological function in animals. Suggestedto modify the actions and metabolism of oestrogens, andsometimes used in preparations to alleviate premenstrual syndrome,although there is little evidence of efficacy; toxic inexcess. Occurs mainly as salts of boric acid.Boston brown bread An American spiced pudding, steamed inthe can.bottle The traditional wine bottle holds 700, 720 or 750 mL ofwine, depending on the variety. A 2-bottle size is a magnum, 4 aJeroboam or double magnum, 6 a Methuselah, 12 a Salmanazarand 20 a Nebuchadnezzar.bottled sweat See sports drinks.bottlers’ sugar See sugar.botulinum cook The degree of heat required to ensure destructionof (virtually) all spores of Clostridium botulinum, thecausative organism of botulism, the most resistant of bacterialspores.botulism A rare form of food poisoning caused by the extremelypotent neurotoxins (TX1.2.5.1–7) produced by Clostridium bot-