| Word | Description |
| Cabbage | Leaves of brassica oleracea capitata. Analysis per 100g: protein 1.1g, fat 0.1, Ca 35mg, Fe 0.3mg, kcal 17 (0.07 MJ), vitamin A 20g, vitamin B1 0.04mg, vitamin B2 0.03mg, nicotinic acid 0.2mg, vitamin C 35 mg. |
| Cachexia | Refers to an extreme state of general ill-health, with malnutrition, wasting, anaemia, and circulatory and muscular weakness. |
| Cadaverine | 1.5- pentanediamine. It is formed by decarboxylation of Iysine, and found in decoposting meat and fish; toxic. |
| Cadmium | This mineral gets accumulated in the body throughout life, reached 20-30 mg (200-300 mol), but does not appear to be a dietary essential. Camium poisoning is a recognised industrial hazard. In Japan it has been incriminated in itai-itai disease, a sever |
| Caecum | Refers to first part of the large intestine, separated from the small intestine by the ileo-colic sphincter, It is small in carnivorous animals, very large herbivores as it gets involved in cellulose digestion, of intermediate size in man. |
| Caffeine | Alkaloid drug (trimethylxanthine) occuring in coffee and tea. Raises blood pressure, stimulates kidneys and averts fatigue temporarily. Coffe beans have 1% caffeine; hence the beverage contains about 18 mg per oz or 100mg per cup. Tea contains 1.5-2.5 |
| Caffeol | Volatile oil which gives characteristic flavour and aroma to coffee. |
| Calamodin | A citrus fruit which is resembling a small tangerine, having a delivated pulp and a lime-like flavour. |
| Calciferol | Old name for ergocalciferol nor vitamin D2 which is made by irradiation of ergosterol |
| Calcium | Amineral present in milk products, fish, hard water and in bread, which is required for healthy bones and teeth, to aid in the clotting of blood and in mucles. The average adult human requires 1.1 grams per day and the total body content is bout 1000 gra |
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