What is bisphenol? Bisphenol, although it would be more correct to speak of bisphenols, is a compound obtained by acid or alkaline condensation of two phenol molecules with a molecule of aldehyde or ketone. By esterification of bisphenol with diphenyl carbonate (or by condensation with phosgene) thermoplastic polycarbonates are obtained ; some types of dysphenol are used as stabilizers of monomers or polymers…
Shortbread Cookies
Generality Shortcrust pastry biscuits are sweet and dry pastry foods . They have an independent gastronomic purpose; they represent a typical product of secondary meals ( snacks ) and Italian breakfasts . They often accompany drinks such as tea, milk or juices . They contain approximately three parts of flour, two parts of butter , one part of sugar and two egg yolks for every 2 kilograms of dough; characteristic elements such as: lemon zest , vanilla , fine salt , cocoa etc. can also be…
Milk Biscuits: Nutrition and Diet
Generality Milk biscuits are typical English sweet foods , which belong to the dry pastry group . They are characterized by their high milk content and are mainly used as dipping foods or as sweet snacks . Milk biscuits should not be confused with “Rich Tea”, which are instead mainly used as dry tea pastries. “Malted Milk” were the first milk biscuits “properly”; they were introduced on the…
Coconut Cookies
Generality The term coconut biscuits refers to all dry pastry desserts produced with the pulp of the fresh fruit or its derivatives ( coconut flour , coconut milk , coconut oil ). Generally cooked, coconut biscuits can be simple (only three ingredients) or characterized by a much more complex formula. Some recipes are quick and easy , others more difficult and elaborate. Some contain ingredients of animal origin,…
Cocoa Biscuits – Nutritional Characteristics
Generality Cocoa biscuits are dry pastry desserts . Let’s start by pointing out that cocoa biscuits and chocolate biscuits (covered or with pieces in the dough ) have completely different recipes. The main characteristic of these sweets is that they contain cocoa in the dough; depending on the recipe, cocoa may or may not replace part of the flour . Without adopting this measure, the mixture would be unbalanced, dry and unworkable. Cocoa biscuits…
Does Beer Make You Fat?
Generality Beer and overweight: introduction Beer is an alcoholic drink made from fermented cereal malt , then traditionally flavored with hops . There are many types of beers, different in colour, flavour , alcohol content and production method. Many wonder if beer makes you fat. Since it is a “non-food” that provides exclusively ” empty calories ” (later we will understand better what this means), the answer should…
Binge Eating Disorder: What it is, Diagnosis, Factors and Treatment
What is Binge Eating? Binge Eating Disorder ( BED ), also called binge eating disorder , is an eating disorder (DCA) proper. This is not an occasional binge , because it affects at least 1-3 times a week and for at least 3 months, and should not be confused with the poor but conscious nutritional hygiene typical of the very obese, because it implies a component of ” discontrol ” – it should however differentiated from…
Bettelmatt
What is it What is bettelmatt? Bettelmatt (battelmatt) is a summer mountain pasture cheese typical of northern Italy. It is produced in the Upper Ossola Valley, in the province of Verbano – Cusio – Ossola, on the border between the Piedmont region and Switzerland; the area is called Alpe di Formazza. Bettelmatt is a cheese…
Beets
Generality Chard – or more simply chard – are foods of vegetal origin belonging to the group of vegetables . Their edible part consists of the leaves and stems. From a botanical point of view, beets are herbaceous plants belonging to the Chenopodiaceae family, Genus Beta , Species vulgaris ; in practice, chard is a variety of beetroot (called cicla ) identifiable with the binomial nomenclature Beta vulgaris cicla . Beets are vegetal organisms with an annual or biennial…
Beverages – Generalities and Types of Beverages
The drinks include a large number of liquids called accessories or even complementary , which is why “the National Research Institute for Food and Nutrition (INRAN)” and “the Italian Society of Human Nutrition (SINU)” have not included them in the of the 7 food groups. Classification of drinks Beverages can be classified into: Alcoholic beverages NON-alcoholic drinks The main (or…