Food
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Food is material, usually of animal or plant origin, consumed by living things to provide energy and nutrition. Liquids used for this purpose are often called drink, but the term food applies to them as well. In English, the term is sometimes used metaphorically, as in food for thought.
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Basic foods:
Here are some of the basic foods consumed by humans. Food for humans is mostly produced through farming or gardening, and includes animal and vegetable sources. Many people forgo food from animal sources to varying degrees; see vegetarianism and veganism.
- From animal sources:
- From plant sources:
- Fruit
- Seeds
- Legumes (Beans, peas, lentils, etc.)
- Vegetables
- Cereal grains
- Herb
- Spices
- Food additives
Types of food:
- Beverage
- Bread
- Cheese
- Cracker (biscuit)
- Dessert
- French fries
- Ice cream
- Pasta
- Pizza
- Salad
- Sauce
- Sausage
- Snack food: Confectionery, Potato chips
- Soup
Meals:
Food production or acquisition:
- Agriculture (including farming and horticulture)
- Gardening
- Slow food
- local food
- Aquaculture (including mariculture)
- Hunting
- Fishing
Food handling and preparation:
Nutrients in food
- Protein
- Carbohydrate
- Fat
- Vitamins
- Minerals
- Phytochemicals, eg anti-oxidants, enzymes, bio-flavinoids etc.
- Knowledge about the nutritional components, and the interactions of these components in an ideal diet is an expanding area of knowledge (seenutrition).
Eating and cooking utensils
- Knife
- Fork
- Spoon
- Chopsticks
- spork
- foodwraps e.g. tortillas, chapatis, etc.
- pan
- pot
- casserole
- Dutch oven
- pressure cooker
- plate
- crockery
- glassware
See also:
- Meal
- Metabolism
- Nutrition
- Flavoring
- Timeline of agriculture and food technology
- Takeru Kobayashi
- Restaurant
See: Geography and foods,
Food for animals
Animals may be served their food in a manger. See also Nativity.
Metals as food
- Several of the nutrients required by humans are compounds of metals, such as iron, potassium, calcium, sodium.
- Some microbes live on metals. See Rusticle.
Other links
List of food topics - Bushmeat
External links
- Patto's Gourmet Dictionary: english, fran�ais, deutsch, italiano, espa�ol, nihongo.
- Food Info Net: A leading internet portal for the global food industry.
References
- Adapted from the Wikipedia article, "Food" http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/food November 27, 2003
