Flaxseed, ash constituents of, [474]
vitamines in, [497]
Floating island, preparation of, [103]
Flounder, fuel value of, [465]
nutrient value of, [465]
Flour, ash constituents of, [474]
composition of, [488]
food content of, [479]
fuel value of, [465], [488]
nutrient value of, [465]
standard portion of, [479]
Flours, diabetic, [403]
Fluid diet, [62]
in fevers, [282]
Foamy omelet, preparation of, [100]
Foamy sauce, preparation of, [111], [112]
Food, or Foods, [1], and see [Foodstuffs]
acid-forming, [184], [454]
adulteration of, [67]
allowance for children, [48]
arrangement of, in stomach, [167]
as fuel, [24], [36], [39]
ash constituents of, [472], [473], [474], [475], [476], [477]
base-forming, [184], [454]
care of, [76]
chemical composition of, [3], and [484] to [495]
contamination of, [66]
defined, [2]
diabetic, [403]
effect of cold upon, [39]
effect of heat upon, [39]
fuel value of, [36], [39], [221], [461] to [471], and [484] to [495]
functions of, [2]
idiosyncrasies to, [452]
incomplete, as source of danger, [227]
intake of, compared with output of energy, [425]
materials, [2]
mineral matter in, [25]
nutrient value of, [461] to [471]
passage of, from stomach, [168]
preparation of, [69], [70]
purin content of, [421]
relation of, to mother’s milk, [203]
requirements of body, [42], [43], [51], [52]
factors influencing, [43], [44]
salt content of, [358], [359], [360]
selection of, [52], [75]
sources of, [2], [3], [4]
transformation of into fuel, [37]
uses of, [2], [425]
vitamines in, [496], [497], [498]
which produce fat, [448]
Food materials, [2]