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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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Moong dal for babies: from which month, how to cook and serve
Moong dal for babies: when to start, from six months onward, the first dal gruel recipe, month-wise portions at 6 and 9 months, which form to use and how to watch for a reaction.
Kolam rice benefits and side effects: is wada kolam good for health?
Kolam rice benefits: carbohydrate energy, a light and non-sticky grain, gluten-free and quick to cook — with the side effects named (GI 77, the white-rice diabetes question) and the portions that fit.
10 khapli atta recipes: rotis, bread, halwa and more
Ten khapli atta recipes grouped by meal: phulka-style rotis, parathas and theplas, breakfast chilla, upma and sweet dalia, a yeasted emmer loaf and biscuits, whole-grain khichdi and a jaggery halwa. Three carry full step-by-step pages.
Rock salt in Hindi, English and Indian languages (sendha namak)
Rock salt in Hindi is sendha namak; in English it is rock salt, pink salt or Himalayan salt. How the ICMR-NIN guidelines name the two rock salts, what the pack says, and the salts often confused with it.
Khapli atta ke fayde aur nuksan: poshan aur sahi tarika
Khapli atta ke fayde aur nuksan: poora anaaj hone ke fayde, emmer ka 2023 trial, GI 40, gluten ka sach, kisne kam khana hai aur din mein kitni khapli atta khayein.
Why sendha namak is used in fast: vrat rules and how to use it
Why sendha namak is used in fast: many vrat kitchens set aside table salt and season fast-day food with pink rock salt. The custom, the sodium in a teaspoon, and the 5 g a day cap.
Kodo millet calories, protein, carbs and fibre per 100 g
Kodo millet calories per 100 g from IFCT 2017: 332 kcal, 8.9 g protein, 66.2 g carbs, 6.4 g fibre, 2.3 mg iron and 122 mg magnesium, with no printed plain-grain GI. Plus a katori, a roti, a dry cup and a khichdi bowl.
Rock salt benefits and side effects (sendha namak, pink salt)
Rock salt benefits and side effects: sodium's fluid-balance role (ICMR-NIN), the vrat-kitchen use, and the honest list of side effects — blood pressure, stomach and bone risks, and the 5 g a day cap.
Jowar vs wheat: nutrition, taste, and which one to choose
Jowar vs wheat per 100 g: wheat has more protein, fibre and calcium and a lower tested GI; jowar is gluten-free with more magnesium and folate. Nutrition, taste, cost, and which to choose.
Varagu in English and 11 more names of kodo millet in India
Varagu in English is kodo millet, Paspalum scrobiculatum: arikelu in Telugu, harka in Kannada, kodra in Gujarati and Punjabi, koden in Hindi, konidhan in Assamese. All 12 names IFCT 2017 prints, with ICAR-IIMR spellings and the grains it is confused with.
10 benefits of kodra (kodo millet) and its side effects
Kodra benefits tied to kodo millet's per-100 g numbers: 8.9 g protein, 6.4 g fibre, 2.3 mg iron, 122 mg magnesium, 39.5 mcg folate, no gluten, and a 2021 review's intermediate GI band for kodo. Kodo millet side effects, who should limit it, and how much per day.
Red chilli nutritional value per 100g: calories, protein, vitamins
Red chilli nutritional value per 100g from IFCT 2017: 237 kcal, 12.69 g protein, 6.4 g fat, 29.46 g carbohydrate, 31.15 g fibre, 2245 mg potassium, and no vitamin C or GI figure to quote. Per-teaspoon figures and how it compares with cumin and black pepper.