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245 relations: Achaemenid Empire, Acid, Albumin, Alkali, Allergy, Allspice, Amphibian, Ancient Rome, Animal welfare, Araucana, Australia, Australian Broadcasting Corporation, Bacteria, Baking, Balut (food), Battery cage, Beak trimming, Beetroot, Biliverdin, Bioavailability, Biodegradation, Bird, Bloomberg News, Boiled egg, Brazil, Breast cancer, Breed, Brine, British Egg Industry Council, Bulkley Valley, Calcium, Calcium carbonate, Calcium oxide, Candling, Cannibalism, Carbohydrate, Cardiovascular disease, Catalonia, Caviar, Century egg, Chalaza, Chia seed, Chicken, Chicken egg sizes, China, Cholesterol, Choline, Clay, Cloaca, Collagen, ... Expand index (195 more) »
Achaemenid Empire
The Achaemenid Empire or Achaemenian Empire, also known as the Persian Empire or First Persian Empire (𐎧𐏁𐏂), was an ancient Iranian empire founded by Cyrus the Great of the Achaemenid dynasty in 550 BC.
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Acid
An acid is a molecule or ion capable of either donating a proton (i.e. hydrogen ion, H+), known as a Brønsted–Lowry acid, or forming a covalent bond with an electron pair, known as a Lewis acid.
Albumin
Albumin is a family of globular proteins, the most common of which are the serum albumins.
Alkali
In chemistry, an alkali (from lit) is a basic, ionic salt of an alkali metal or an alkaline earth metal.
Allergy
Allergies, also known as allergic diseases, are various conditions caused by hypersensitivity of the immune system to typically harmless substances in the environment.
Allspice
Allspice, also known as Jamaica pepper, myrtle pepper, pimenta, or pimento, is the dried unripe berry of Pimenta dioica, a midcanopy tree native to the Greater Antilles, southern Mexico, and Central America, now cultivated in many warm parts of the world.
Amphibian
Amphibians are ectothermic, anamniotic, four-limbed vertebrate animals that constitute the class Amphibia.
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Ancient Rome
In modern historiography, ancient Rome is the Roman civilisation from the founding of the Italian city of Rome in the 8th century BC to the collapse of the Western Roman Empire in the 5th century AD.
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Animal welfare
Animal welfare is the well-being of non-human animals.
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Araucana
The Araucana (italic) is a breed of domestic chicken from Chile.
Australia
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands.
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Australian Broadcasting Corporation
The Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC), is the national broadcaster of Australia.
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Bacteria
Bacteria (bacterium) are ubiquitous, mostly free-living organisms often consisting of one biological cell.
Baking
Baking is a method of preparing food that uses dry heat, typically in an oven, but can also be done in hot ashes, or on hot stones.
Balut (food)
Balut (also spelled as balot) is a fertilized developing egg embryo that is boiled or steamed and eaten from the shell.
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Battery cage
Battery cages are a housing system used for various animal production methods, but primarily for egg-laying hens.
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Beak trimming
Beak trimming (also spelled as beak-trimming; informally as debeaking), or beak conditioning, is the partial removal of the beak of poultry, especially layer hens and turkeys, although it is also be performed on some quail and ducks.
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Beetroot
The beetroot is the taproot portion of a beet plant, usually known in North America as beets while the vegetable is referred to as beetroot in British English, and also known as the table beet, garden beet, red beet, dinner beet or golden beet.
Biliverdin
Biliverdin (from the Latin for green bile) is a green tetrapyrrolic bile pigment, and is a product of heme catabolism.
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Bioavailability
In pharmacology, bioavailability is a subcategory of absorption and is the fraction (%) of an administered drug that reaches the systemic circulation.
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Biodegradation
Biodegradation is the breakdown of organic matter by microorganisms, such as bacteria and fungi.
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Bird
Birds are a group of warm-blooded vertebrates constituting the class Aves, characterised by feathers, toothless beaked jaws, the laying of hard-shelled eggs, a high metabolic rate, a four-chambered heart, and a strong yet lightweight skeleton.
Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News (originally Bloomberg Business News) is an international news agency headquartered in New York City and a division of Bloomberg L.P. Content produced by Bloomberg News is disseminated through Bloomberg Terminals, Bloomberg Television, Bloomberg Radio, Bloomberg Businessweek, Bloomberg Markets, Bloomberg.com, and Bloomberg's mobile platforms.
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Boiled egg
Boiled eggs are eggs, typically from a chicken, cooked with their shells unbroken, usually by immersion in boiling water.
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Brazil
Brazil, officially the Federative Republic of Brazil, is the largest and easternmost country in South America and Latin America.
Breast cancer
Breast cancer is a cancer that develops from breast tissue.
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Breed
A breed is a specific group of breedable domestic animals having homogeneous appearance (phenotype), homogeneous behavior, and/or other characteristics that distinguish it from other organisms of the same species.
Brine
Brine (or briny water) is water with a high-concentration solution of salt (typically sodium chloride or calcium chloride).
British Egg Industry Council
The British Egg Industry Council is an organisation set up in 1986 to represent the British egg industry.
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Bulkley Valley
The Bulkley Valley is in the northwest Central Interior of British Columbia, Canada.
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Calcium
Calcium is a chemical element; it has symbol Ca and atomic number 20.
Calcium carbonate
Calcium carbonate is a chemical compound with the chemical formula.
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Calcium oxide
Calcium oxide (formula: CaO), commonly known as quicklime or burnt lime, is a widely used chemical compound.
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Candling
Candling is a method used in embryology to study the growth and development of an embryo inside an egg.
Cannibalism
Cannibalism is the act of consuming another individual of the same species as food.
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Carbohydrate
A carbohydrate is a biomolecule consisting of carbon (C), hydrogen (H) and oxygen (O) atoms, usually with a hydrogen–oxygen atom ratio of 2:1 (as in water) and thus with the empirical formula (where m may or may not be different from n), which does not mean the H has covalent bonds with O (for example with, H has a covalent bond with C but not with O).
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Cardiovascular disease
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is any disease involving the heart or blood vessels.
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Catalonia
Catalonia (Catalunya; Cataluña; Catalonha) is an autonomous community of Spain, designated as a nationality by its Statute of Autonomy.
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Caviar
Caviar (also known as caviare, originally from the egg-bearing) is a food consisting of salt-cured roe of the family Acipenseridae.
Century egg
Century eggs, also known as alkalized or preserved egg, are a Chinese egg-based culinary dish made by preserving duck, chicken, or quail eggs in a mixture of clay, ash, salt, quicklime, and rice hulls for several weeks to several months, depending on the processing method. Through the process, the yolk becomes dark greenish grey in color, with a creamy consistency and strong flavor due to the hydrogen sulfide and ammonia present, while the white becomes dark brown in color, with a translucent jelly-like appearance and salty flavor.
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Chalaza
The chalaza (chalazas or chalazae) is a structure inside bird eggs and plant ovules.
Chia seed
Chia seeds are the edible seeds of Salvia hispanica, a flowering plant in the mint family (Lamiaceae) native to central and southern Mexico, or of the related Salvia columbariae, Salvia polystachia, or Salvia tiliifolia.
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Chicken
The chicken (Gallus domesticus) is a large and round short-winged bird, domesticated from the red junglefowl of Southeast Asia around 8,000 years ago. Most chickens are raised for food, providing meat and eggs; others are kept as pets or for cockfighting. Chickens are common and widespread domestic animals, with a total population of 23.7 billion, and an annual production of more than 50 billion birds.
Chicken egg sizes
Chicken eggs are graded by size, for the purpose of sales. Eggs as food and Chicken egg sizes are eggs (food).
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China
China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia.
Cholesterol
Cholesterol is the principal sterol of all higher animals, distributed in body tissues, especially the brain and spinal cord, and in animal fats and oils.
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Choline
Choline is an essential nutrient for humans and many other animals, which was formerly classified as a B vitamin (vitamin B4).
Clay
Clay is a type of fine-grained natural soil material containing clay minerals (hydrous aluminium phyllosilicates, e.g. kaolinite, Al2Si2O5(OH)4).
Cloaca
A cloaca,: cloacae, is the rear orifice that serves as the only opening for the digestive, reproductive, and urinary tracts (if present) of many vertebrate animals.
Collagen
Collagen is the main structural protein in the extracellular matrix of a body's various connective tissues.
Common Era
Common Era (CE) and Before the Common Era (BCE) are year notations for the Gregorian calendar (and its predecessor, the Julian calendar), the world's most widely used calendar era.
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Confounding
In causal inference, a confounder is a variable that influences both the dependent variable and independent variable, causing a spurious association.
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Congee
Congee (derived from Tamil கஞ்சி) is a form of savoury rice porridge made by boiling rice in a large amount of water until the rice softens.
Costa Rica
Costa Rica (literally "Rich Coast"), officially the Republic of Costa Rica, is a country in the Central American region of North America.
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Counterfeit consumer good
Counterfeit consumer goods—or counterfeit, fraudulent, and suspect items (CFSI)—are goods, often of inferior quality, made or sold under another's brand name without the brand owner's authorization.
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Custard
Custard is a variety of culinary preparations based on sweetened milk, cheese, or cream cooked with egg or egg yolk to thicken it, and sometimes also flour, corn starch, or gelatin. Eggs as food and Custard are types of food.
Dancing egg
The dancing egg (L'ou com balla in Catalan) is an old tradition that takes place in several towns in Catalonia, Spain, during the feast of Corpus Christi, when an egg is suspended in the vertical jet of a water fountain. Eggs as food and dancing egg are eggs (food).
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Diabetes (journal)
Diabetes is a monthly peer-reviewed medical journal published since 1952 by the American Diabetes Association.
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Duck
Duck is the common name for numerous species of waterfowl in the family Anatidae.
Easter
Easter, also called Pascha (Aramaic, Greek, Latin) or Resurrection Sunday, is a Christian festival and cultural holiday commemorating the resurrection of Jesus from the dead, described in the New Testament as having occurred on the third day of his burial following his crucifixion by the Romans at Calvary.
Egg carton
An egg carton (also known as an egg box in British English) is a carton designed for carrying and transporting whole eggs. Eggs as food and egg carton are eggs (food).
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Egg decorating
Egg decorating is the art or craft of decorating eggs.
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Egg drop syndrome
Egg drop syndrome '76 (EDS '76) is a viral disease that affects birds, notably chickens, ducks, geese and swans.
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Egg hunt
An egg hunt is a treasure hunt played at Easter during which children look for hidden decorated eggs or Easter eggs.
Egg marking
Egg marking is a form of egg labelling that includes an egg code stamped on the egg itself. Eggs as food and egg marking are eggs (food).
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Egg rolling
Egg rolling, or an Easter egg roll is a traditional game played with eggs at Easter.
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Egg tapping
Egg tapping, or also known as egg fight, egg knocking, knocky eggs, egg pacqueing (hybrid word egg jarping, pecking, or epper is a traditional Easter game. In English folk traditions, the game has variously been known as "shackling", "jarping" or "dumping".
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Egg white
Egg white is the clear liquid (also called the albumen or the glair/glaire) contained within an egg.
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Eggshell
An eggshell is the outer covering of a hard-shelled egg and of some forms of eggs with soft outer coats.
Eggshell membrane
Eggshell membrane or shell membrane is the clear film lining eggshells, visible when one peels a boiled bird egg. Eggs as food and eggshell membrane are eggs (food).
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Egypt
Egypt (مصر), officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, is a transcontinental country spanning the northeast corner of Africa and the Sinai Peninsula in the southwest corner of Asia.
Embryo
An embryo is the initial stage of development for a multicellular organism.
Emu
The emu (Dromaius novaehollandiae) is a species of flightless bird endemic to Australia, where it is the tallest native bird.
Emulsion
An emulsion is a mixture of two or more liquids that are normally immiscible (unmixable or unblendable) owing to liquid-liquid phase separation.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom.
Equinox
A solar equinox is a moment in time when the Sun crosses the Earth's equator, which is to say, appears directly above the equator, rather than north or south of the equator.
Escape response
Escape response, escape reaction, or escape behavior is a mechanism by which animals avoid potential predation.
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European Union
The European Union (EU) is a supranational political and economic union of member states that are located primarily in Europe.
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Fat
In nutrition, biology, and chemistry, fat usually means any ester of fatty acids, or a mixture of such compounds, most commonly those that occur in living beings or in food.
Fatty acid
In chemistry, particularly in biochemistry, a fatty acid is a carboxylic acid with an aliphatic chain, which is either saturated or unsaturated.
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Feast of Corpus Christi
The Feast of Corpus Christi, also known as the Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ, is a liturgical solemnity celebrating the real presence of Christ in the Eucharist; the feast is observed by the Latin Church, in addition to certain Western Orthodox, Lutheran, and Anglican churches.
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Feces
Feces (or faeces;: faex) are the solid or semi-solid remains of food that was not digested in the small intestine, and has been broken down by bacteria in the large intestine.
Fermentation in food processing
In food processing, fermentation is the conversion of carbohydrates to alcohol or organic acids using microorganisms—yeasts or bacteria—under anaerobic (oxygen-free) conditions.
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Fish
A fish (fish or fishes) is an aquatic, anamniotic, gill-bearing vertebrate animal with swimming fins and a hard skull, but lacking limbs with digits.
Fish oil
Fish oil is oil derived from the tissues of oily fish.
Flax
Flax, also known as common flax or linseed, is a flowering plant, Linum usitatissimum, in the family Linaceae.
Food
Food is any substance consumed by an organism for nutritional support.
Food additive
Food additives are substances added to food to preserve flavor or enhance taste, appearance, or other sensory qualities.
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Food allergy
A food allergy is an abnormal immune response to food.
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Food and Agriculture Organization
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United NationsOrganisation des Nations unies pour l'alimentation et l'agriculture; Organizzazione delle Nazioni Unite per l'alimentazione e l'agricoltura.
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Food industry
The food industry is a complex, global network of diverse businesses that supplies most of the food consumed by the world's population.
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Food intolerance
Food intolerance is a detrimental reaction, often delayed, to a food, beverage, food additive, or compound found in foods that produces symptoms in one or more body organs and systems, but generally refers to reactions other than food allergy.
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Food pyramid (nutrition)
A food pyramid is a representation of the optimal number of servings to be eaten each day from each of the basic food groups.
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Foodborne illness
Foodborne illness (also known as foodborne disease and food poisoning) is any illness resulting from the contamination of food by pathogenic bacteria, viruses, or parasites, as well as prions (the agents of mad cow disease), and toxins such as aflatoxins in peanuts, poisonous mushrooms, and various species of beans that have not been boiled for at least 10 minutes.
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Forced molting
Forced molting, sometimes known as induced molting, is the practice by some poultry industries of artificially provoking a flock to molt simultaneously, typically by withdrawing food for 7–14 days and sometimes also withdrawing water for an extended period.
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Fowl
Fowl are birds belonging to one of two biological orders, namely the gamefowl or landfowl (Galliformes) and the waterfowl (Anseriformes).
France
France, officially the French Republic, is a country located primarily in Western Europe.
Free range
Free range denotes a method of farming husbandry where the animals, for at least part of the day, can roam freely outdoors, rather than being confined in an enclosure for 24 hours each day.
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Free-range eggs
Free-range eggs also known as cage-free eggs are eggs produced from birds that may be permitted outdoors. Eggs as food and Free-range eggs are eggs (food).
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Fried egg
A fried egg is a cooked dish made from one or more eggs which are removed from their shells and placed into a frying pan and fried.
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Fruit curd
Fruit curd is a dessert spread and topping.
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Furnished cage
A furnished cage, sometimes called enriched cage, colony cage or modified cage, is a type of cage used in poultry farming for egg laying hens.
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Gel
A gel is a semi-solid that can have properties ranging from soft and weak to hard and tough.
Ginger
Ginger (Zingiber officinale) is a flowering plant whose rhizome, ginger root or ginger, is widely used as a spice and a folk medicine.
Globulin
The globulins are a family of globular proteins that have higher molecular weights than albumins and are insoluble in pure water but dissolve in dilute salt solutions.
Goose
A goose (geese) is a bird of any of several waterfowl species in the family Anatidae.
Greece
Greece, officially the Hellenic Republic, is a country in Southeast Europe.
Guineafowl
Guineafowl ((or guineahen) are birds of the family Numididae in the order Galliformes. They are endemic to Africa and rank among the oldest of the gallinaceous birds. Phylogenetically, they branched off from the core Galliformes after the Cracidae (chachalacas, guans, and curassows) and before the Odontophoridae (New World quail).
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Gull egg
Gull eggs, gathered in spring from the nests of wild gulls, are a source or form of eggs as food. Eggs as food and gull egg are eggs (food).
Ham and eggs
Ham and eggs is a dish combining various preparations of those two ingredients.
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Harold McGee
Harold James McGee (born October 3, 1951) is an American author who writes about the chemistry and history of food science and cooking.
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Haugh unit
The Haugh unit is a measure of egg protein quality based on the height of its egg white (albumen). Eggs as food and Haugh unit are eggs (food).
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Heme
Heme (American English), or haem (Commonwealth English, both pronounced /hi:m/), is a ring-shaped iron-containing molecular component of hemoglobin, which is necessary to bind oxygen in the bloodstream.
Hermetic seal
A hermetic seal is any type of sealing that makes a given object airtight (preventing the passage of air, oxygen, or other gases).
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High-density lipoprotein
High-density lipoprotein (HDL) is one of the five major groups of lipoproteins.
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Humane society
A humane society is a group that aims to stop cruelty to animals.
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Hypertension
Hypertension, also known as high blood pressure, is a long-term medical condition in which the blood pressure in the arteries is persistently elevated.
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In-ovo sexing
In poultry farming, in-ovo sexing is a chick sexing method carried out while chicks are still in ovo (Latin for "inside the egg").
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Indian subcontinent
The Indian subcontinent is a physiographical region in Southern Asia, mostly situated on the Indian Plate, projecting southwards into the Indian Ocean from the Himalayas.
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Inflammation
Inflammation (from inflammatio) is part of the biological response of body tissues to harmful stimuli, such as pathogens, damaged cells, or irritants.
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Influenza vaccine
Influenza vaccines, colloquially known as flu shots, are vaccines that protect against infection by influenza viruses.
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Ingredient
In a general sense, an ingredient is a substance which forms part of a mixture.
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Intensive animal farming
Intensive animal farming, industrial livestock production, and macro-farms, also known (particularly by opponents) as factory farming, is a type of intensive agriculture, specifically an approach to animal husbandry designed to maximize production while minimizing costs.
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Ireland
Ireland (Éire; Ulster-Scots: Airlann) is an island in the North Atlantic Ocean, in north-western Europe.
Iron
Iron is a chemical element.
Japan
Japan is an island country in East Asia, located in the Pacific Ocean off the northeast coast of the Asian mainland.
Johns Hopkins University Press
Johns Hopkins University Press (also referred to as JHU Press or JHUP) is the publishing division of Johns Hopkins University.
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Lecithin
Lecithin (from the Ancient Greek λέκιθος "yolk") is a generic term to designate any group of yellow-brownish fatty substances occurring in animal and plant tissues which are amphiphilic – they attract both water and fatty substances (and so are both hydrophilic and lipophilic), and are used for smoothing food textures, emulsifying, homogenizing liquid mixtures, and repelling sticking materials.
Lent
Lent (Quadragesima, 'Fortieth') is the solemn Christian religious observance in the liturgical year commemorating the 40 days Jesus spent fasting in the desert and enduring temptation by Satan, according to the Gospels of Matthew, Mark and Luke, before beginning his public ministry.
Lipid
Lipids are a broad group of organic compounds which include fats, waxes, sterols, fat-soluble vitamins (such as vitamins A, D, E and K), monoglycerides, diglycerides, phospholipids, and others.
List of chicken breeds
There are hundreds of chicken breeds in existence.
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List of common misconceptions
Each entry on this list of common misconceptions is worded as a correction; the misconceptions themselves are implied rather than stated.
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List of egg dishes
This is a list of notable egg dishes and beverages.
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Lists of foods
This is a categorically organized list of foods.
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Low-density lipoprotein
Low-density lipoprotein (LDL) is one of the five major groups of lipoprotein that transport all fat molecules around the body in extracellular water.
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Lutein
Lutein (Random House Webster's Unabridged Dictionary. from Latin luteus meaning "yellow") is a xanthophyll and one of 600 known naturally occurring carotenoids.
Maize
Maize (Zea mays), also known as corn in North American English, is a tall stout grass that produces cereal grain.
Mass production
Mass production, also known as flow production, series production, series manufacture, or continuous production, is the production of substantial amounts of standardized products in a constant flow, including and especially on assembly lines.
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Meat
Meat is animal tissue, often muscle, that is eaten as food. Eggs as food and Meat are types of food.
Meringue
Meringue is a type of dessert or candy, of French origin, traditionally made from whipped egg whites and sugar, and occasionally an acidic ingredient such as lemon, vinegar, or cream of tartar.
Middle Ages
In the history of Europe, the Middle Ages or medieval period (also spelt mediaeval or mediæval) lasted from approximately 500 to 1500 AD.
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Mold
A mold or mould is one of the structures that certain fungi can form.
Moulting
In biology, moulting (British English), or molting (American English), also known as sloughing, shedding, or in many invertebrates, ecdysis, is a process by which an animal casts off parts of its body to serve some beneficial purpose, either at specific times of the year, or at specific points in its life cycle.
Mousse
A mousse ("foam") is a soft prepared food that incorporates air bubbles to give it a light and airy texture.
Mucoprotein
A mucoprotein is a glycoprotein composed primarily of mucopolysaccharides.
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Mud
Mud is loam, silt or clay mixed with water.
MyPlate
MyPlate is the current nutrition guide published by the United States Department of Agriculture's Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion, and serves as a recommendation based on the Dietary Guidelines for Americans.
Myristic acid
Myristic acid (IUPAC name: tetradecanoic acid) is a common saturated fatty acid with the molecular formula.
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Nature (journal)
Nature is a British weekly scientific journal founded and based in London, England.
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New England
New England is a region comprising six states in the Northeastern United States: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont.
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New Scientist
New Scientist is a popular science magazine covering all aspects of science and technology.
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New Testament
The New Testament (NT) is the second division of the Christian biblical canon.
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Nihon University
, abbreviated as, is a private research university in Japan.
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Northeastern United States
The Northeastern United States, also referred to as the Northeast, the East Coast, or the American Northeast, is a geographic region of the United States located on the Atlantic coast of North America.
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Norway
Norway (Norge, Noreg), formally the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, situated on the Scandinavian Peninsula.
Nowruz
Nowruz or Navroz (نوروز) is the Iranian New Year or Persian New Year.
Nutrient
A nutrient is a substance used by an organism to survive, grow and reproduce.
Observational study
In fields such as epidemiology, social sciences, psychology and statistics, an observational study draws inferences from a sample to a population where the independent variable is not under the control of the researcher because of ethical concerns or logistical constraints.
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Omega-3 fatty acid
Omega−3 fatty acids, also called Omega−3 oils, ω−3 fatty acids, Ω-3 Fatty acids or n−3 fatty acids, are polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) characterized by the presence of a double bond three atoms away from the terminal methyl group in their chemical structure.
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Omelette
An omelette (also spelled omelet) is a dish made from eggs, fried with butter or oil in a frying pan. Eggs as food and omelette are types of food.
Organic certification
Organic certification is a certification process for producers of organic food and other organic agricultural products.
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Osmotic pressure
Osmotic pressure is the minimum pressure which needs to be applied to a solution to prevent the inward flow of its pure solvent across a semipermeable membrane.
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Ostrich
Ostriches are large flightless birds.
Ostrich egg
The egg of the ostrich (genus Struthio) is the largest of any living bird (being exceeded in size by those of the extinct elephant bird genus Aepyornis).
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Ovarian cancer
Ovarian cancer is a cancerous tumor of an ovary.
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Oviduct
The oviduct in vertebrates is the passageway from an ovary.
Palmitic acid
Palmitic acid (hexadecanoic acid in IUPAC nomenclature) is a fatty acid with a 16-carbon chain.
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Pantothenic acid
Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) is a B vitamin and an essential nutrient.
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Pasteurized eggs
Pasteurized eggs are eggs that have been pasteurized in order to reduce the risk of foodborne illness in dishes that are not cooked or are only lightly cooked. Eggs as food and pasteurized eggs are eggs (food).
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Pastured poultry
Pastured poultry is a sustainable agriculture technique that calls for the raising of laying chickens, meat chickens (broilers), guinea fowl, and/or turkeys on pasture, as opposed to indoor confinement.
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Pathogen
In biology, a pathogen (πάθος, "suffering", "passion" and -γενής, "producer of"), in the oldest and broadest sense, is any organism or agent that can produce disease.
Pelican
Pelicans (genus Pelecanus) are a genus of large water birds that make up the family Pelecanidae.
PH
In chemistry, pH, also referred to as acidity or basicity, historically denotes "potential of hydrogen" (or "power of hydrogen").
Pheasant
Pheasants are birds of several genera within the family Phasianidae in the order Galliformes.
Phosphatidylcholine
Phosphatidylcholines (PC) are a class of phospholipids that incorporate choline as a headgroup.
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Phosphorus
Phosphorus is a chemical element; it has symbol P and atomic number 15.
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Pickled egg
Pickled eggs are typically hard-boiled eggs that are cured in vinegar or brine.
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Pigment
A pigment is a powder used to add color or change visual appearance.
Poached egg
A poached egg is an egg that has been cooked outside the shell by poaching (or sometimes steaming).
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Poland
Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe.
Polystyrene
Polystyrene (PS) is a synthetic polymer made from monomers of the aromatic hydrocarbon styrene.
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Polyunsaturated fat
In biochemistry and nutrition, a polyunsaturated fat is a fat that contains a polyunsaturated fatty acid (abbreviated PUFA), which is a subclass of fatty acid characterized by a backbone with two or more carbon–carbon double bonds.
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Powdered eggs
A powdered egg is a fully dehydrated egg. Eggs as food and powdered eggs are eggs (food).
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Prehistory
Prehistory, also called pre-literary history, is the period of human history between the first known use of stone tools by hominins million years ago and the beginning of recorded history with the invention of writing systems.
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Protein
Proteins are large biomolecules and macromolecules that comprise one or more long chains of amino acid residues.
Protoporphyrin IX
Protoporphyrin IX is an organic compound, classified as a porphyrin, that plays an important role in living organisms as a precursor to other critical compounds like heme (hemoglobin) and chlorophyll.
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Quail
Quail is a collective name for several genera of mid-sized birds generally placed in the order Galliformes.
Quail eggs
Quail eggs are a kind of eggs as food, eaten and considered a delicacy in many parts of the world, including Asia, Europe, and North America. Eggs as food and Quail eggs are eggs (food).
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Quartz (publication)
Quartz is an American English language news website owned by G/O Media.
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Rapeseed
Rapeseed (Brassica napus subsp. napus), also known as rape and oilseed rape, is a bright-yellow flowering member of the family Brassicaceae (mustard or cabbage family), cultivated mainly for its oil-rich seed, which naturally contains appreciable amounts of erucic acid.
Reference Daily Intake
In the U.S. and Canada, the Reference Daily Intake (RDI) is used in nutrition labeling on food and dietary supplement products to indicate the daily intake level of a nutrient that is considered to be sufficient to meet the requirements of 97–98% of healthy individuals in every demographic in the United States.
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Reptile
Reptiles, as commonly defined, are a group of tetrapods with usually an ectothermic ('cold-blooded') metabolism and amniotic development.
Rhode Island Red
The Rhode Island Red is an American breed of domestic chicken.
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Riboflavin
Riboflavin, also known as vitamin B2, is a vitamin found in food and sold as a dietary supplement.
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Rice
Rice is a cereal grain and in its domesticated form is the staple food of over half of the world's population, particularly in Asia and Africa. Eggs as food and Rice are types of food.
Roe
Roe, or hard roe, is the fully ripe internal egg masses in the ovaries, or the released external egg masses, of fish and certain marine animals such as shrimp, scallop, sea urchins and squid.
Royal Prince Alfred Hospital
The Royal Prince Alfred Hospital (abbreviated RPAH or RPA) is a large teaching hospital in Sydney, Australia, located on Missenden Road in Camperdown.
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Salmonella
Salmonella is a genus of rod-shaped (bacillus) gram-negative bacteria of the family Enterobacteriaceae.
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Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica
Salmonella enterica subsp.
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Salmonellosis
Salmonellosis is a symptomatic infection caused by bacteria of the Salmonella type.
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Salt
In common usage, salt is a mineral composed primarily of sodium chloride (NaCl).
Salted duck egg
A salted duck egg is an East Asian preserved food product made by soaking duck eggs in brine or packing each egg in damp, salted charcoal.
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Saturated fat
A saturated fat is a type of fat in which the fatty acid chains have all single bonds between the carbon atoms.
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Scrambled eggs
Scrambled eggs is a dish made from eggs (usually chicken eggs) stirred, whipped, or beaten together typically with salt, butter, oil, and sometimes other ingredients, and heated so that they form into curds.
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Selective breeding
Selective breeding (also called artificial selection) is the process by which humans use animal breeding and plant breeding to selectively develop particular phenotypic traits (characteristics) by choosing which typically animal or plant males and females will sexually reproduce and have offspring together.
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Smallholding
A smallholding or smallholder is a small farm operating under a small-scale agriculture model.
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Smithers, British Columbia
Smithers is a town in northwestern British Columbia, approximately halfway between Prince George and Prince Rupert.
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Species
A species (species) is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate sexes or mating types can produce fertile offspring, typically by sexual reproduction.
Spheroid
A spheroid, also known as an ellipsoid of revolution or rotational ellipsoid, is a quadric surface obtained by rotating an ellipse about one of its principal axes; in other words, an ellipsoid with two equal semi-diameters.
St. Louis
St.
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Stearic acid
Stearic acid is a saturated fatty acid with an 18-carbon chain.
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Strain (biology)
In biology, a strain is a genetic variant, a subtype or a culture within a biological species.
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Stroke
Stroke (also known as a cerebrovascular accident (CVA) or brain attack) is a medical condition in which poor blood flow to the brain causes cell death.
Sulfur
Sulfur (also spelled sulphur in British English) is a chemical element; it has symbol S and atomic number 16.
Tagetes
Tagetes is a genusSoule, J. A. 1996.
Tea egg
Tea egg is a typical Chinese savory food commonly sold as a snack, in which a boiled egg is cracked slightly and then boiled again in tea, and sauce or spices.
Thailand
Thailand, officially the Kingdom of Thailand and historically known as Siam (the official name until 1939), is a country in Southeast Asia on the Indochinese Peninsula.
The Food Lab
The Food Lab: Better Home Cooking Through Science is a 2015 cookbook written by American chef J. Kenji Lopez-Alt.
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The Washington Post
The Washington Post, locally known as "the Post" and, informally, WaPo or WP, is an American daily newspaper published in Washington, D.C., the national capital.
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Thebes, Egypt
Thebes (طيبة, Θῆβαι, Thēbai), known to the ancient Egyptians as Waset (Arabic: وسط), was an ancient Egyptian city located along the Nile about south of the Mediterranean.
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Tonne
The tonne (or; symbol: t) is a unit of mass equal to 1,000 kilograms.
Triethylamine
Triethylamine is the chemical compound with the formula N(CH2CH3)3, commonly abbreviated Et3N.
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Trimethylamine N-oxide
Trimethylamine N-oxide (TMAO) is an organic compound with the formula (CH3)3NO.
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Type 2 diabetes
Type 2 diabetes (T2D), formerly known as adult-onset diabetes, is a form of diabetes mellitus that is characterized by high blood sugar, insulin resistance, and relative lack of insulin.
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Type I collagen
Type I collagen is the most abundant collagen of the human body, consisting of around 90% of the body's total collagen in vertebrates.
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Umbrella review
In medical research, an umbrella review is a review of systematic reviews or meta-analyses.
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United Egg Producers
United Egg Producers (UEP) is a Capper–Volstead agricultural cooperative in the United States which represents the interests of American egg producers.
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United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Northwestern Europe, off the coast of the continental mainland.
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United Nations
The United Nations (UN) is a diplomatic and political international organization whose stated purposes are to maintain international peace and security, develop friendly relations among nations, achieve international cooperation, and serve as a centre for harmonizing the actions of nations.
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United States
The United States of America (USA or U.S.A.), commonly known as the United States (US or U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America.
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United States Department of Agriculture
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is an executive department of the United States federal government that aims to meet the needs of commercial farming and livestock food production, promotes agricultural trade and production, works to assure food safety, protects natural resources, fosters rural communities and works to end hunger in the United States and internationally.
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University of Illinois System
The University of Illinois System is a system of public universities in the U.S. state of Illinois consisting of three universities: University of Illinois Chicago, University of Illinois Springfield, and University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.
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Vaccine
A vaccine is a biological preparation that provides active acquired immunity to a particular infectious or malignant disease.
Vinegar
Vinegar is an aqueous solution of acetic acid and trace compounds that may include flavorings.
Vitamin A
Vitamin A is a fat-soluble vitamin, hence an essential nutrient.
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Vitamin B12
Vitamin B12, also known as cobalamin, is a water-soluble vitamin involved in metabolism.
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Vitamin D
Vitamin D is a group of fat-soluble secosteroids responsible for increasing intestinal absorption of calcium, magnesium, and phosphate, and for many other biological effects.
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Vitelline membrane
The vitelline membrane or vitelline envelope is a structure surrounding the outer surface of the plasma membrane of an ovum (the oolemma) or, in some animals (e.g., birds), the extracellular yolk and the oolemma.
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Wood ash
Wood ash is the powdery residue remaining after the combustion of wood, such as burning wood in a fireplace, bonfire, or an industrial power plant.
World War II
World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a global conflict between two alliances: the Allies and the Axis powers.
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Xanthophyll
Xanthophylls (originally phylloxanthins) are yellow pigments that occur widely in nature and form one of two major divisions of the carotenoid group; the other division is formed by the carotenes.
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Yolk
Among animals which produce eggs, the yolk (also known as the vitellus) is the nutrient-bearing portion of the egg whose primary function is to supply food for the development of the embryo.
Yolkless egg
A yolkless egg is a small egg with no yolk, sometimes produced by a pullet that has only just started laying.
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Zinc
Zinc is a chemical element with the symbol Zn and atomic number 30.
2017 fipronil eggs contamination
The 2017 fipronil eggs contamination is an incident in Europe and Asia involving the spread of fipronil insecticide which contaminated human-consumed chicken eggs and egg products.
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