starch equivalent

starch equivalent
a number (nearly 2.4) expressing the amount of oxygen which a given weight of fat will require for its complete combustion as compared with the amount required by the same weight of starch.

Medical dictionary. 2011.

Игры ⚽ Поможем сделать НИР

Look at other dictionaries:

  • starch equivalent — noun : the fat producing capacity of an animal feed or ration expressed as the amount of starch required to produce the same amount of fat …   Useful english dictionary

  • equivalent — 1. Equal in any respect. 2. That which is equal in size, weight, force, or any other quality to something else. 3. Having the capability to counterbalance or neutralize each other. 4. Having equal valencies. 5. SYN: gram e.. [see equivalence]… …   Medical dictionary

  • Dextrose equivalent — (DE) is a measure of the amount of reducing sugars present in a sugar product, relative to glucose, expressed as a percentage on a dry basis. For example, a maltodextrin with a DE of 10 would have 10% of the reducing power of dextrose (DE = 100) …   Wikipedia

  • isodynamic equivalent — the ratio, from a food energy standpoint, between carbohydrate and fat. It is 9.3 to 4.1, or 2.3 to 1; that is, one part of fat is equivalent to 2.3 parts of sugar or starch …   Medical dictionary

  • cereal processing — Introduction       treatment of cereals (cereal) and other plants to prepare their starch for human food, animal feed, or industrial use.        Nutrient composition of selected raw cereal grains (per 100 grams)Cereals, or grains, are members of… …   Universalium

  • Se — Symbol for selenium. * * * saline enema; sanitary engineering; self efficacy; serum; Shannon entropy; side effect; sleep efficiency; smoke exposure; socio economic; solid extract; sphenoethmoidal; spherical equivalent; spin echo; spongiform… …   Medical dictionary

  • SE — • saline enema; • sanitary engineering; • self efficacy; • serum; • Shannon entropy; • side effect; • sleep efficiency; • smoke exposure; • socio economic; • solid extract; • sphenoethmoidal; • spherical equivalent; • spin echo; • spongiform… …   Dictionary of medical acronyms & abbreviations

  • StW — Stärkewert EN starch equivalent …   Abkürzungen und Akronyme in der deutschsprachigen Presse Gebrauchtwagen

  • SE — aeronaut. abbr. Spherical Eyeball agricult. abbr. Starch Equivalent metal. abbr. Slip End metal. abbr. Small End abbr. Service / Systems Engineer abbr. Software Engineering abbr. Standard / Special Edition (IBM, OS/2) abbr. Switching Element abbr …   United dictionary of abbreviations and acronyms

  • Chinese noodles — Misua noodle making in Lukang, Taiwan Noodles are an essential ingredient and staple in Chinese cuisine. There is a great variety of Chinese noodles, which vary according to their region of production, ingredients, shape or width, and manner of… …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”