Wednesday, July 10, 2013

Food Groups & their Nutritional value



Simple Chart of Food Groups & their Nutritional Value
Food Group Products
Nutritional Value
Cereals & Millets Rice,Wheat bajra, Jawar barley,
Carbohydrates,Proteins,Calcium

Maize,etc.
B-Complex,Iron,Fibre.
Pulses & Legumes Toor dal, Grams,Lentils,Sprouts
Carbohydrates,Proteins,Vitamin B,



Vitamin C, Calcium,Iron,Fibre.
Fruits Amla,Guava,Mango,Papaya,all
Vitamin C, VitaminA, Fibre.

all others except Banana


Spinich,Coriander,Fenugreek,
Iron,Calcium,VitaminA,VitaminC,
Green leafy Vegetables Mustard,Mint leaves etc.
VitaminB2, Fibre.
Roots & Tubers Potatoes,Sweet Potatoes,
VitaminA, Vitamin C,Fibre.

Tapioca,Carrots,Yam, etc.

All other Vegetables French/Cluster beans,Brinjal,
Vitamin C, Fibre.

Tomatoes,Cabbage,Bitter gourd

Milk products Whole/skimmed milk,Curds,
Proteins,Fat, Vitamin B2,

Paneer, Butter milk, etc.
Calcium.
Animal products Chicken,Mutton,Fish,Eggs,Lamb
Proteins,Vitamin B12,Vitamin A,

Beef, etc.
Calcium, High Fat content,etc.
Fats,Nuts, & Oil seeds Butter,Ghee, Oil,etc.
Proteins,High Fat contents.
Sugars Suger, Jaggery
Carbohydrates-almost no value.

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