Benders'dictionary of nutrition and food technology

80urges to overeat, followed by self-induced vomiting and theexcessive use of purgatives.See also anorexia nervosa.bulking agents Non-nutritive substances (commonly non-starchpolysaccharides) added to foods to increase the bulk and hencesense of satiety, especially in foods designed for weightreduction.bulk sweeteners See sugar alcohols.bullace Fruit of the wild damson, Prunus insititia; similar to sloe,very acidic.bullnose pepper See pepper, sweet.bullock’s heart See custard apple.bully beef The name given by troops during the First World Warto corned beef (canned salted beef).bulrush A wild plant common in ponds and marshes (correctlythe false bulrush or common reedmace, Typha latifolia). Theyoung sprouts and shoots can be eaten in salads, the pollen isused as a flavouring, and the roots and unripe flower heads maybe boiled as a vegetable.bunderfleisch Swiss; beef, brined, rubbed with spices andair-dried.buni Coffee beans left in the field to dry; generally hard and ofpoor quality.bunt See smut.burbot Freshwater fish, Lota lota, also known as ling, eelpout,loche, freshwater cod.Composition/100 g: water 79.3 g, 377 kJ (90 kcal), protein19.3 g, fat 0.8 g, cholesterol 60 mg, carbohydrate 0 g, ash 1.2 g, Ca50 mg, Fe 0.9 mg, Mg 32 mg, P 200 mg, K 404 mg, Na 97 mg, Zn0.8mg, Cu 0.2mg, Mn 0.7mg, Se 12.6µg, vitamin A 5µg retinol,B 1 0.37 mg, B 2 0.14 mg, niacin 1.6 mg, B 6 0.3 mg, folate 1 µg, B 120.8µg, pantothenate 0.2 mg. A 100 g serving is a source of Cu, Se,vitamin B 6 ,a good source of P, vitamin B 1 ,a rich source of Mn,vitamin B 12 .burdock Wild thistle-like plant (Arctium lappa); leaves used insalads, and to flavour traditional carbonated beverage (dandelionand burdock); called gobo in Japan.burger See hamburger.burghul See bulgur.burnet Salad burnet, a wild plant (Poterium sanguisorba) growingin grassland on chalky soil.The leaves have the flavour of cucumber,and can be used to flavour fruit wines, vinegar and butter,and are used in salads. Also called pimpernel.burning foot syndrome Nutritional melalgia (neuralgic pain);severe aching, throbbing and burning pain in the feet, associated