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What Is Brown Sugar? Types, How It Is Made, Nutrition and Uses
What is brown sugar: sugar with part of the cane's molasses kept in — 380 kcal and 98.1 g of carbohydrate per 100 g. Types (demerara, muscovado, light and dark), names, how it is made, nutrition, uses, storage and buying.
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Coriander water benefits: what dhania water actually does
Coriander water benefits, answered honestly: the research reviewed here has no human trial showing coriander water does anything specific. Here is what is known about coriander, what one teaspoon of seeds holds, and how to make and drink the water.
Red rice vs brown rice: the fibre, GI and honest verdict
Red rice vs brown rice: brown rice lists more fibre and protein and an India-tested GI of 58, while red rice's seven foreign tests average 62. Side-by-side nutrition per 100 g, GI, cooking, cost and which to choose.
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Besan vs sattu: what is different, and which to use for what
Besan vs sattu: raw ground Bengal gram against roasted ground gram, compared standard by standard. Moisture, protein floor, taste, uses and why this page has no nutrition figures for sattu.
Masoor dal english name: hindi, tamil, telugu and more
Masoor dal english name is red lentils (Lens culinaris): Hindi masoor dal, Marathi masur dal, Tamil mysore paruppu, Telugu misur pappu, plus all 13 Indian-language names.
Masoor dal for weight loss: calories, protein and how to eat
Masoor dal for weight loss: 97 kcal and 7.3 g of protein in a katori, what a 2016 meta-analysis of 21 pulse trials found, a day of meals with dal, and what cancels the effect.
Difference between maida and besan: nutrition, taste and use
Difference between maida and besan: besan is milled Bengal gram, maida is refined wheat flour. Printed nutrition rows, gluten, taste, cooking uses and which flour fits which dish.
Masoor dal for diabetes: GI, carbs and how to eat it
Masoor dal for diabetes: GI 25, the carbohydrate and fibre in a katori, what a 2009 meta-analysis of pulse trials found, how much to eat and how to cook it, and what to avoid.
Besan (gram flour) nutrition per 100g: protein, calories, carbs, GI
Gram flour nutrition per 100 g: 387 kcal, 22.4 g protein, 57.8 g carbs, 10.8 g fibre and 4.86 mg iron, the USDA table beside chana dal and wheat, spoon and cup figures, and why the GI database has no entry for plain besan.
Masoor dal for babies: when to start and how to cook it
Masoor dal for babies from 6 months: when to start, how to soak, cook and mash it, the protein and iron in a katori, gas and allergy points, and the additions a baby's dal should never carry.
10 benefits of masoor dal (and its side effects)
Ten masoor dal benefits on the numbers (IFCT 2017 and the trial evidence), the side effects — gas, uric acid, phytic acid and oxalates — and how much dal to eat per day.
Besan in pregnancy: is it safe, how much and when to be careful
Besan in pregnancy, fully cooked, is not on the WHO or US FDA lists of foods to avoid, and it brings 437 mcg folate, 4.86 mg iron and 22.4 g protein per 100 g. Trimester notes, the raw-sprout warning, and why the WHO supplement still comes first.
Besan in English, Hindi and Indian languages: names and meaning
Besan in English is chickpea flour, or gram flour; in Hindi, besan. The one table of printed names, the gram flour vs besan vs chickpea flour question, and what graham flour is not.
Is besan good for weight loss? Calories, protein and how to eat it
Besan for weight loss, honestly: 387 kcal and 22.4 g protein per 100 g, what one roti and one chilla give, the 0.34 kg trial finding for pulses, the wheat comparison, and lower-oil ways to cook it.
Is besan good for diabetes? Carbs, fibre, portion and how to eat it
What besan offers a diabetic plate: 57.8 g carbs, 10.8 g fibre and 22.4 g protein per 100 g, the honest GI picture (no plain-besan entry; breads at 55 and 68), what a roti or chilla carries, and the sweets to leave alone.