Many nutritional online sources fail to treat sucrose as a combination of fructose and glucose. (read more about the difference between fructose and glucose) When discussing the effects of simple…
Fructose metabolism is significantly more harmful than other sugars. Fructose and glucose are the most commonly consumed simple sugars. They have the same amount of calories per gram, but differ…
In spite of being considered as nuts, the culinary and the nutritional characteristics of chestnuts are quite different to other nuts. Actually, they resemble more whole grains in their carbohydrate…
There are several grains that do not contain gluten, which have a similar nutritional profile as the gluten-containing grains and as such, serving as a good substitute. (1, 2, 3)…
Potatoes and other nightshade vegetables contain toxins called steroidal glycoalkaloids. Two of the most abundant toxins are solanine and chaconine that guarantee a natural protection from insects and fungus. Green…
Indigestible Starches (1) Starchy foods, such as raw potatoes, unripe (green) bananas, plantains, and some legumes contain large amounts of resistant starch – a type of starch that is very…
The definitions of grains and seeds are often confused. Words “grain” and “seed” have various definitions depending on the context. The major difference is the biological one – the grain…
Many layman online sources claim that fiber has no calories, while some official sources include fiber in “total carbohydrates” to calculate calories in food. The fact is that there are…
