Ingredients and additives
Acrylamide: what forms during frying and baking
Acrylamide is not present in raw foods — it forms during the cooking process, in the same place where a golden-brown crust and its aroma appear.
Bread and grains
Why grains are counted dry, and which is really lighter: bread or crispbread.
Shopping
Bread or crispbread: which is actually lighter
People buy crispbread instead of bread, thinking it is lighter.
Calorie counting
Raw or cooked weight: how to count grains, pasta, and meat
"100 g of buckwheat" can mean 346 kcal or 92, depending on the state of the grain.
Calorie counting
Buckwheat or rice: which is higher in calories and how do they really differ
In their cooked form, both grains provide about a hundred kilocalories per 100 grams: buckwheat is approximately 110, white rice is approximately 120.
Allergies
Celiac disease, wheat allergy, and gluten sensitivity: three different conditions
The symptoms are almost identical: bloating, pain, and fatigue after eating bread or pasta.
Ingredients and additives
Potassium bromate: a flour improver that is no longer permitted
Potassium bromate was used for decades as a flour improver: it made dough more elastic and bread more voluminous with an even crumb.
Nutrition
Gluten in a healthy gut: what actually happens to it
Gluten has become the word people reach for to explain bloating, fatigue and stubborn weight, and also the word people say with a smirk.
From reading to doing. All of it starts in one place — knowing what is on the plate. Photograph it and the calories and macros appear on their own.
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