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Water pack
Fruit packed in water without the addition of any sugar or syrup.
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Water hardness
The amount of minerals in the water, e.g., Soft water has 0-60 ppm, Moderately Hard water has 60-120 ppm, Hard water has 120-180 ppm, and Very Hard water has over 180 ppm of Calcium, Magnesium or other minerals.
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Waffle
A cake made from pancake batter and cooked in a mold. A waffle is a type of cake made by baking a light batter in a special mold or iron with a hinged top and bottom, characterized by a checkerboard pattern of indentations. Traditionally, waffle irons were heated on top of a stove and turned…
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Wafer
A thin cake or cracker. In the Germanic language that English partly developed from, there existed a word pronounced something like wab. This word meant honeycomb, the patterned structure formed by bees to store honey, and it gave rise in English to words associated with other kinds of patterned structures: web and weave. These words…
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Vitamin, pantothenic acid
Optional on nutrition label unless added as a nutrient supplement. Helps regulate the use of carbohyrate, fat and protein for energy production. Acid- soluble in water, stable to oxidizing and reducing agents, and labile to dry heat, hot alkali or hot acid. Essential for all living organisms including man, to maintain normal skin, normal growth,…
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Vitamin, niacin (nicotinic acid)
An optional statement on nutrition label unless added as a nutrient supplement. It is a water-soluble vitamin and helps the body release energy from protein, fat and carbohydrate. Niacin promotes healthy skin nerves and digestion, and also fosters normal appetite. Functions as a co-enzyme. Deficiency is human pellagra, skin eruption, loss of appetite, nausea, vomiting…
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Vitamin, folic acid
Soluble in water. Necessary for the production of red and white blood cells. Food sources include liver, kidney, dried beans, beef, yeast, green leafy vegetables, wheat, and mushrooms.
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Vitamin, biotin
Biotin is part of the B-vitamin complex. It helps regulate the use of carbohydrates and helps the body form and use fat. It is an important part of enzymes. Optional on nutrition label unless added as a nutrient supplement.
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Vital few
The few causes of variations or costs that account for most of the total variations or costs.
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Vision
A statement set forth by management of a firm or institution to set their goal(s) for the present and the future. The ability to see, eyesight. Perception of things through the action of light on the eyes and optic centers in the brain. The ability to see provided by the eyes and brain working together.…
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