Food energy is chemical energy that animals (including humans) derive from their food to sustain their metabolism, including their muscular activity.... 23 KB (2,176 words) - 16:52, 4 October 2023 |
to obtain food in many different ecosystems. Humans generally use cooking to prepare food for consumption. The majority of the food energy required is... 55 KB (5,439 words) - 15:51, 23 April 2024 |
Ecological pyramid (redirect from Food pyramid (food chain)) ecological pyramid (also trophic pyramid, Eltonian pyramid, energy pyramid, or sometimes food pyramid) is a graphical representation designed to show the... 9 KB (1,004 words) - 05:34, 23 April 2024 |
providing mental and physical stimulation (marketed as "energy", but distinct from food energy). They may or may not be carbonated and may also contain... 46 KB (4,613 words) - 21:03, 23 April 2024 |
Nonfood crop (redirect from Non-food energy crop) made from non-food crops can be categorised by function: Biofuel Bioplastics Biopolymer Cash crops Cellulosic biofuel Energy crop Food vs fuel Helix of... 4 KB (240 words) - 02:16, 16 November 2021 |
Specific energy or massic energy is energy per unit mass. It is also sometimes called gravimetric energy density, which is not to be confused with energy density... 11 KB (1,350 words) - 07:25, 13 April 2024 |
bacteria). It is not the same as a food web. A food chain depicts relations between species based on what they consume for energy in trophic levels, and they... 17 KB (1,932 words) - 01:08, 30 April 2024 |
water, energy and food security nexus according to the Food And Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO), means that water security, energy security... 24 KB (3,045 words) - 23:47, 4 April 2024 |
fraction of energy needs and generally forming a significant proportion of the intake of other nutrients as well. For humans, a staple food of a specific... 16 KB (1,489 words) - 00:38, 25 April 2024 |
Calorie (redirect from Food calorie) The calorie is a unit of energy that originated from the caloric theory of heat. The large calorie, food calorie, dietary calorie, or kilogram calorie... 24 KB (2,053 words) - 10:53, 29 April 2024 |
storage media of chemical energy include batteries, food, and gasoline (as well as oxygen gas, which is of high chemical energy due to its relatively weak... 6 KB (848 words) - 07:20, 4 December 2023 |
A negative-calorie food is food that supposedly requires more food energy to be digested than the food provides. Its thermic effect or specific dynamic... 7 KB (637 words) - 23:48, 3 April 2024 |
and in the form of heat and light. Energy is a conserved quantity—the law of conservation of energy states that energy can be converted in form, but not... 59 KB (7,454 words) - 18:40, 6 April 2024 |
the International Steam Table calorie of 4.1868 J. In many regions, food energy is measured in large calories or kilocalories equalling 1000 calories... 7 KB (874 words) - 15:32, 28 March 2024 |
involves the coordinated homeostatic regulation of food intake (energy inflow) and energy expenditure (energy outflow). The human brain, particularly the hypothalamus... 14 KB (1,718 words) - 10:58, 28 March 2024 |
derive energy from the binding energy of nuclei. Chemical reactions are used by organisms to derive energy from food and by automobiles to derive energy from... 59 KB (3,959 words) - 18:22, 21 April 2024 |
Food processing is the transformation of agricultural products into food, or of one form of food into other forms. Food processing takes many forms, from... 20 KB (2,326 words) - 21:14, 29 April 2024 |
Energy consumption is the amount of energy used. In the body, energy consumption is part of energy homeostasis. It derived from food energy. Energy consumption... 2 KB (214 words) - 00:05, 5 December 2023 |
Maltodextrin (section Food uses) used as food additives, which are digested rapidly, providing glucose as food energy. They are generally recognized as safe (GRAS) for food and beverage... 27 KB (2,918 words) - 11:33, 21 March 2024 |
Healthy diet (redirect from Health food) fibre and food energy. A healthy diet may contain fruits, vegetables, and whole grains, and may include little to no ultra-processed foods or sweetened... 52 KB (5,874 words) - 04:36, 6 February 2024 |
not all things that are edible constitute as human food. Humans eat various substances for energy, enjoyment and nutritional support. These are usually... 73 KB (11,676 words) - 23:05, 15 April 2024 |