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Cyclodextrins are enzymatically modified starches composed of glycopynanose units which form a ring of either six (α-cyclodextrin), seven (β-cyclodextrin) or eight (γ-cyclodextrins) units. Characteristics of β-cyclodextrins include: • Glucose unit: 07 • Molecular weight: 1135 • Solubility =1.85g/100ml • Cavity diameter = 6.4 Ǻ • Diameter of outer periphery = 15.4 Ǻ • Approx. volume of cavity = 262 (Ǻ)3 Cyclodextrins have a cylindrical shape with central axial cavity and resembles the shape of a…

How to Plant Potatoes: Why Does Distance Matter? Potatoes are essential for our diet. These tubers are rich in fiber, Vitamins B6 and C and low in calories. Potatoes are part of the crops that grow beneath the soil. But unlike the other root crops like turnips, carrots and beats, potatoes are the only root crop that has an edible root. If you wish to grow them in your backyard, you don’t have to worry about it. Potatoes are very easy to grow. There are more than 500 varieties that you can…

Figure 9: Graph of Estimated Health Risk Index of PTE in Waterleaf Figure 10: Graph of Estimated Health Risk Index of PTE in Pumpkin Figure 11: Graph of Estimated Health Risk Index of PTE in Spinach Figure 12: Graph of Estimated Health Risk Index of PTE in Okro Figure 13: Graph of Estimated Health Risk Index of PTE of Celosia 4.0 Conclusion Relatively high levels of PTE (As, Cd, Cr, Cu, Mn, Ni, Pb, and Zn) were observed in the vegetables studied, with the most of the values obtained…

Heart Healthy Foods And Cholesterol Concerns Your heart is one of the most important organs in the body, and the foods you put into your mouth effect how your heart operates. If you want your heart to be strong and function as it should for a lifetime it is important to eat a healthy diet. Heart Healthy Foods There are many heart healthy foods to choose from to prevent heart disease. The American Heart Association recommends that no more than 7% of total daily calories should be from…

Americans consume close to 50 billion liters of soda per year, which is equal to 216 liters or about 57 gallons per person. In other words the consumption of soda is staggering; putting a warning label on soda we could bring that number down. Sugary drinks should have warning labels, because it is addicting and can wreck your body. First of all, soda can wreck people’s bodies. Soda can turn teeth yellow, turn livers into a grotesque lump of scar tissue, it can lead to obesity, heart disease, and…

personal experience. According to my family relative who suffers from CD, he said that he would tend to avoid eating the food that he likes because it usually causes him to go through bowel disturbances and moderate pain, thus I agree with his decision as it is considered observable evidence. Therefore, it has been recommended that CD patients should avoid eating the type of food that irritates the bowels in order to prevent abdominal pain and deterioration of the condition of CD. Another…

Anatomy Assessment Claim The kidneys are located just below the rib cage and filter blood. “Every day, the two kidneys filter about 120 to 150 quarts of blood to produce about 1 to 2 quarts of urine, composed of wastes and extra fluid.” The three major renal processes are glomerular filtration, tubular reabsorption and tubular secretion. Glomerular filtration produces a filtrate that is cell and protein free. This occurs in the renal corpuscle. Next, is tubular secretion. Taking place in the…

Based on the data collected in this lab, it can be concluded that double-stuffed Oreos do not contain double the amount of filling as regular Oreos. In the experiment, the mass and height of each entire Oreo was measured and recorded. Then, the cookie was split apart and the cream filling was scraped off. The remaining Oreo components, the two cookie pieces, were measured for mass and height again. By subtracting the cookie measurements from the Oreo measurements, we found the height and mass of…

Everything You Need To Know About The Lemonade Diet Overview: The lemonade diet, also known as the Master Cleanse is a diet designed to achieve quick weight loss results. Though this diet is nowhere near the principles of healthy eating, many people are following the lemonade diet. This diet was designed by Stanley Burroughs in the year 1941. It was created to treat ulcers, but it gained popularity for its role in weight loss around 1976, when his book 'The Master Cleanser' gave precious…

Reyes 2 make people more susceptible to lactose intolerance. For example the type of ethnicity one is, premature birth, diseases affecting the small intestine, and certain cancer treatments (Diseases and conditions Lactose Intolerance). Not only does being lactose intolerant prohibit one from consuming certain dairy delicacies but sadly that is not the worst part. That would be that there are no ways of testing if you are until you consume something dairy. After consuming a dairy product the…