Category: G

To cut into minute particles by rubbing over a grater. Grating is the process of rubbing foods such as cheese and vegetables against a coarse surface to produce small particles of food.  

A metric unit of weight equal to approximately 0.035 oz. One kilogram is equivalent to 1,000 g and one pound equals 453.6 g. The metric unit of weight measurement equivalent to 1/1000 of a kilogram. One ounce is equal to 28.35 grams. A paper clip weighs about one gram. A basic unit of mass in…

One who is accustomed to or connoisseur of the best of foods.  

A beef stew made with onions, paprika and caraway. The dish known as goulash originated around the ninth century as a kind of pemmican, at least in so far as it originally consisted of meat cooked and then dried in the sun for later consumption. In time, the meat was no longer dried after being…

A toxic yellow pigment found in cottonseed. A cotton seed derivative that blocks spermatogenesis. A toxic yellow pigment found in cotton seeds. A toxic chemical present in cottonseed, which has been used experimentally as an infertility agent in men.  

Used on labels when a food contains at least 10% of the Reference Daily Intake (RDI) or Daily Reference Value (DRV).  

FDA document originally promulgated in 1974 but recodified several times with Sanitation as Part 110. Today, it is called Current Good Manufacturing Practices, meaning up-to-date GMP There are many ramifications dealing with GMP including: Part 7 – Recall Guide- lines, Part 108 – Emergency Permit Controls, Part 109 – Unavoidable Contaminants, Part 113 – Low-Acid…

A class of compounds in which a carbohydrate is combined with a lipid. A lipid containing at least one carbohydrate group within its molecule. A complex lipid containing a carbohydrate moiety. A lipid containing a sugar molecule (usually galactose or glucose). The cerebrosides are examples of glycolipids.