Sweating during physical activity or heat can cause severe problems due to dehydration and electrolyte loss. Electrolytes, the salts your body needs for proper functioning, include sodium, chloride and potassium.
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Sodium acetate salt, or simply sodium acetate, has many practical uses. It is the conjugate base of a weak acid, meaning that it only partially ionizes when dissolved in water.
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The reaction of potassium permanganate with sodium oxalate proceeds via a classic oxidation-reduction reaction. Two half-reactions make up the full reaction. In each half-reaction, chemicals either lose or gain electrons.
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Nachos consist of corn tortilla chips topped with cheese, then broiled until the cheese melts. This simple Mexican-style snack food tickles your taste buds with both the creaminess of the warm, melted cheese and the crunch of the crispy chips. You can also add jalapeños to kick up the spiciness.
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Liver function tests or LFTs are blood tests designed to determine how well your liver is working. The concentrations of several liver enzymes in your blood, including alanine aminotransferase, serve as good indicators of liver damage. High levels of alanine aminotransferase usually indicate a damaged liver.
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Vodka originally was made from rye, but other fermenting grains -- including wheat, barley and corn -- can also produce vodka. Manufacturers may use essences of citrus or other fruits, such as blueberries, to flavor vodka.
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When watching your weight, be careful about the amount of beer you drink. A bottle of beer can contain a high number of calories, not necessarily from the carbohydrates, but because of the alcohol content.
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Relax manufactures a Riesling and a red wine. Riesling wines come from white grapes, while red wines come from red grapes. Despite the differences in tastes among wines, they all contain about the same nutrition.
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Extracts made from Stevia rebaudiana, a tender perennial plant, provide a food and beverage sweetener rated 30 times sweeter than sugar. Similar to other artificial sweeteners, such as sucralose, your body does not metabolize the glycosides from the Stevia leaf or any of its processed forms.
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Kahlúa, the No. 1 selling coffee liqueur in the world, originated in Veracruz, Mexico in 1936. Containing sugarcane, Arabica coffee and caramel color, this flavored coffee drink contains 20 percent alcohol per volume.
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Hpnotiq, pronounced "hypnotic," is a brand name alcohol that's a blend of French vodka, cognac and tropical fruit juices. This aqua-blue liqueur provides the base for a myriad of cocktails, but contains quite a lot of calories.
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Whether for a school-lunch sandwich filling, a fancy picnic spread or on top of some greens, egg salad provides plenty of protein to fuel your body. While most recipes contain the same basic ingredients -- eggs, mayonnaise, herbs and spices -- small variations can result in huge nutritional differences.
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Many different companies provide instant hot cocoa mix for automatic vending machines. Some companies prepare a high density of hot chocolate powder, enabling the vending machine operator to use less cocoa per cup.
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Taurine is a sulfur-containing amino acid. However, unlike other amino acids, taurine is not a constituent of any protein. Instead, it exists free in intracellular fluids.
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From batteries to fertilizers, soaps and hairspray, there are more uses of the chemical potassium hydroxide than most people are aware. As a strong base it help neutralize acid, but it can also be used as a food thickener or stabilizer.
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Sodium nitrate is a colorless, odorless, crystalline compound, sometimes referred to as soda niter, nitrate of soda or Chile saltpeter. It is used for making potassium nitrate, fertilizers, explosives, in the production of high-strength glass, some limited pharmaceuticals and to preserve meats.
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Benzoic acid is found both naturally, in foods such as berries and milk products, and as an added preservative in processed foods such as baked goods, candy, chewing ice cream, jams, pickles and soft drinks. It is also found as a preservative in cosmetics and personal care items, such as mouthwash.
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Simple sugars and starches are part of a large group of compounds known as carbohydrates. Sugars are monosaccharides, or single units of specific molecules such as glucose, fructose, and mannose. Starches, on the other hand, are polysaccharides, long chains of chains of single sugar molecule subunits linked together.
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The Miracle Berry, Synsepalum dulcificum, is a fruit that possesses a strikingly unusual property: when the pulp from the red berries coat a person's tongue, everything they subsequently consume tastes sweet.
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Sodium acetate is the sodium salt of acetic acid. It has the chemical formula C2H3O2Na and is also known as sodium ethanoate. It is an inexpensive chemical that has a wide range of uses, including as a food additive and pickling agent or a laboratory reagent.
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