Category: C

The basic chemical structure of vitamin B12 is the corrin ring; compounds with this structure, whether or not they have vitamin activity, are corrinoids.  

Eating of faeces. Since B vitamins are synthesised by intestinal bacteria, animals that eat their faeces can make use of these vitamins, which are not absorbed from the large intestine, the site of bacterial action.  

Mass of hard faeces in colon or rectum due to chronic constipation. A lump of hard faeces in the bowel. A mass of hard feces within the colon or rectum, due to chronic constipation. It may become calcified. A solid accumulation of stool within the bowel.  

Processed foods in which a considerable amount of the preparation has already been carried out by the manufacturer. Food in which one or more steps in preparation have been completed before the product is offered for retail sale. Examples include frozen vegetables, bake mixes, heat-and-serve foods as well as ready-to-eat foods.  

Undesirable compounds found in foods, residues of agricultural chemicals (pesticides, fungicides, herbicides, fertilisers, etc.), through the manufacturing process or as a result of pollution. By definition, any unwanted or undesired organism, compound, or molecule present in a controlled environment. Unwanted presence of an entity in an otherwise clean or pure environment. A substance which contaminates…

This term is used with respect to proteins when a relative deficiency of an amino acid in one is compensated by a relative surplus from another protein consumed at the same time. The protein quality is not the average of the separate values, but higher. In botany, restoration of normal function in an organism that…

Previous name for the permanent Advisory Committee to the UK Department of Health, now called the Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition (SACN).  

The milk produced during the first few days after parturition; it is a valuable source of antibodies for the newborn infant. Animal colostrum is sometimes known as beestings. Mother’s milk for the first few days after childbirth. A fluid rich in antibodies and low in fat, secreted by the mother’s breasts at the birth of…