Made from a young grass originating from the wheat family, wheatgrass juice is a dietary supplement. Many health food aficionados praise wheatgrass juice and its purported health benefits, such as boosting your immune system.
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Gluten is a protein naturally found in wheat, rye, barley and malt. People who suffer from celiac disease or gluten sensitivity need to be careful about the dishes they choose when eating Chinese food, as gluten is commonly added to processed foods as a binding agent.
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Groundnuts, more commonly known as peanuts, are a legume that can be processed into an oil. Groundnut oil is made by pressing harvested groundnuts, which are rich in fat -- containing 40 to 50 percent fat. Like other plant-based oils, groundnut oil contains no cholesterol.
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Palm oil can be of two varieties: palm oil, made from palm fruit, or palm kernel oil, made from the seed inside the fruit. Both types are rich-tasting and common in tropical climates, such as in India and Malaysia.
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Also known as the prickly pear cactus, nopal cactus is a type of fruit common in North American deserts and throughout Mexico. Nopal can be eaten fresh, canned or dried, and its light, slightly sour flavor lends the fruit well to sweet and savory preparations.
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Splenda, the brand name for the sugar substitute sucralose, is found in packets to add to tea or coffee, and is also added to many diet soft drinks, chewing gums, juices and even health bars.
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Goji berries are now widely available in many health food and specialty food stores, although they used to be available only in Asian groceries. Used in Chinese medicine for over 6,000 years, goji berries are most commonly sold dried, although there are now goji berry juices and extracts.
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Crisp and juicy, cucumbers are the basis of a good pickle, but they are also commonly eaten raw. A warm weather vegetable, cucumbers have a refreshing taste and can be easily added to sandwiches or salads to provide extra nutrition and a crunchy texture.
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As hair ages, it naturally falls out, while new hair is constantly produced. While increased hair loss can be a result of disease, genetics or aging, your diet also places a role in maintaining healthy hair.
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Quinoa comes in three main varieties: red, black and white. Of these, white quinoa, or regular quinoa, is the most familiar. All three are similar in nutritional content, although red and black quinoa take slightly longer to cook.
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Green tea is widely associated with a number of health benefits. Produced from the leaves of the Camellia sinensis plant, green tea, unlike black or oolong tea, is not fermented during the production process.
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Crisp and pale green, celery is a low-calorie vegetable that's chock-full of nutrients. A 1-cup serving of fresh celery juice -- produced from 4 cups of chopped raw celery -- has 65 calories, less than 0.7 grams of fat and almost 2.8 grams of protein. This makes celery juice a good choice to help you get 3.
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A condiment common to Asian cuisine, soy sauce was discovered in China more than 2,500 years ago, according to manufacturer Kikkoman. Soy sauce adds a pungent, salty taste to your food, along with a range of nutritional benefits.
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Hair loss caused by lost weight may occur because your body is stressed, and it's conserving energy and protein for other functions. It may also be blamed on a dietary deficiency.
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Freshly made juices let you drink in the many health benefits of fruits and vegetables. Raw beets and apples are two of the more popular fresh juices. Because of their sweet taste and rich flavor, they're tasty as well as nutritious.
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Whether silky-smooth and cold-smoked, served over a cream cheese-smeared bagel, or as the hot-smoked, richly flaky, rosy-pink centerpiece of a charcuterie platter, smoked salmon is a culinary indulgence that can easily be purchased in regular grocery stores as well as specialty food shops.
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Young coconut meat is the soft, rich-tasting flesh of green coconuts, produced from the coconut palm tree. Before they fully mature, coconuts are green, with a thicker, fibrous outer shell.
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Because the potato is most often associated with baking, boiling or roasting for side dishes, juicing one may not have occurred to you. But, potato juice is nutrient-rich.
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While you might know artichokes as a globular delicacy, with multiple overlapping leaves, this part is actually the flower of the plant. The longer, serrated, “true” leaves found along the stem of the plant are dried to make artichoke tea.
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Hot sauce -- whether it's a classic vinegar-based sauce made with cayenne peppers or a more exotic blend containing habaneros and fruit -- adds pizzazz to your meal.
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