You can definitely find iron in foods other than spinach, that's for sure! Animal sources of iron include liver, kidneys, red meat, poultry, seafood (especially oysters and clams), and eggs. A few good plant sources of iron include peas, beans, nuts, leafy green vegetables (especially spinach), enriched pastas and breads, and fortified cereals. More specifically, MD, to satisfy your iron needs ...

Apricots are one of the most important fruits in Mediterranean region for both their nutritional and economic value. They widely cultivated consumed fresh or dried used food industry production jams, juices, etc. In any case, seeds they contain constitute waste. The kernels very rich bioactive compounds such as polyphenols, a fact that makes them appealing cosmetology. However, extraction apric...

The period from the late third millennium BC to the start of the first millennium AD witnesses the first steps towards food globalization in which a significant number of important crops and animals, independently domesticated within China, India, Africa and West Asia, traversed Central Asia greatly increasing Eurasian agricultural diversity. This paper utilizes an archaeobotanical database (As...

Carotenoids are a family of natural fat-soluble nutrients important for antioxidant defense (Packer, 1992, 1993; Cadenas and Packer, 2002) found throughout the plant kingdom. They are responsible for the red, orange or yellow color of many fruits and vegetables, such as pineapples, citrus fruits, peaches, nectarines, persimmons, tomatoes, papaya, apricots, carrots, watermelons, pumpkins, squash...

The African fig fly, Zaprionus indianus, is recorded for the first time from Jordan. Samples of this fly were collected from heavily infested dates (Madghool variety) from a farm in the central Jordan Valley. In addition, it was reared in the laboratory on apricots, cherries and figs. Our preliminary observations, photographs for the adult insect, larva and pupa are presented. The pest distribu...

The concentrations of polychlorinated dibenzo-p-concentrations dioxins (PCDDs), polychlorinated dibenzofurans (PCDFs) (PCDD/Fs), and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) were determined in fruit and vegetables collected in farms located in the well-known "Land of Fires" area of Southern Italy, in an effort to learn more about the environmental pollution of this high-risk area due to illegal waste d...

Nutri-bars were prepared (110 g) using dates (64 g), dried apricots (16 cheddar cheese (8 whey protein isolate (12 and roasted-chickpea flour (10 g). Bars for Pakistani-athletes based on their calories requirement (3500-3925 kcals/day, 1.4-1.8 g/kg body weight). Efficacy trials performed (1, 15 30 days) to evaluate the effect of nutri-bars blood serum profile, stamina building body-composition....

The cardiovascular benefits associated with diets rich in fruit and vegetables are thought to be due to phytochemicals contained in fresh plant material. However, whether processed plant foods provide the same benefits as unprocessed ones is an open question. Melanoidins from heat-processed apricots were isolated and their presence confirmed by colorimetric analysis and browning index. Oxidativ...