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Genetically modified foods bring both promise for maximizing food potential and nutrient value and controversy over possible risks to human health and the environment. Genetic modification involves DNA technology used to alters the genetic makeup of a plant or animal.
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Diet Coke is a carbonated beverage containing artificial ingredients including sweeteners, flavors and colors. The beverage is a no-calorie alternative to regular Coke. The Coca-Cola corporation first introduced Diet Coke in the United States in 1982; the company now markets and distributes the soda around the world.
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Kraft Miracle Whip is meant to provide the texture and flavor of mayonnaise but with less fat, according to product information. It can be used in salads, as a spread for sandwiches, as an ingredient in entrees and even in desserts. The serving size for Miracle Whip is 1 tbsp.
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The U.S. standards for food labels call for using โcalories.โ This is actually the colloquial term for kilocalorie, or kilogram calorie. The term calorie refers to a measurement of energy that comes from the French term "calor," meaning heat.
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Nutrient density is the vitamin or mineral content of a food per unit of energy. Energy intake, or calorie need, is regulated by satiety and appetite to a large degree.
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