Product Compatibility - Part One

Author: Marko Balašević Time for reading: ~1 minutes Last Updated: August 08, 2022

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Main Groups Of Products According To Nutritional Composition

Including healthy foods in the menu is not enough to create a good diet. You need to be able to combine them correctly. You will learn how to do this from a series

Including healthy foods in the menu is not enough to create a good diet. We need to be able to combine them correctly . For the processing of different groups of nutrients, the body produces different substances. Therefore, in order to facilitate its absorption, similar products should be taken at the same time. How to do this, we will learn from the following articles. Let's first look at the different food groups.

Main groups of products according to nutritional composition

Protein

Products high in protein are nuts and seeds, all grains, legumes, mushrooms and eggs. This group includes all foods of animal origin, except bacon and butter. Among vegetables, eggplant is defined as protein.

Carbohydrates

The group of carbohydrates includes all sweets and pastries, sweet fruits and foods containing starch.

Starch

Starch is found in wheat, barley, rye, oats, as well as pumpkin and zucchini.

Zachary

The group of sugars includes all jams, syrups and honey.

Foods with moderate starch content

Products in the composition of which the presence of starch is moderate are root crops and cauliflower.

Fat

The group of fats includes all types of vegetable fats, including animal fats (butter, melted butter, fat, high-fat types of cream).

Sweet fruits

Dried fruits, grapes, persimmons, figs, dates are defined as sweet fruits.

Sour fruits

Sour fruits include all citrus fruits, sour grapes and apples, plums and tomatoes.

Semi-sour fruits

Dried figs, apples, peaches, pears, cherries, strawberries, blackcurrants are categorized as semi-sour fruits.

Leafy and starch-free vegetables

All vegetables of any color, for example: parsley, spinach, celery, sorrel, leeks, cabbage, peppers, turnips, garlic, asparagus and others do not contain starch in their composition.

In the second part we will continue with the combination of different food groups, determining whether it is appropriate or not, and why.

Product Compatibility - Part One

CHAPTERS (Table Of Contents)

Main groups of products according to nutritional composition

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