• Nutrition Basics – The Micronutrient Vitamin D

    Nutrition Basics – The Micronutrient Vitamin D

    Vitamin D is a fat-soluble vitamin also known as Calciferol or Cholecalciferol. The amount of vitamin D needed by the body depends on a person’s age. For instance, for men and women who are 19 to 50-years old, the recommended amount of vitamin D intake is 200 IU or 5 ¼g everyday. For men and…

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  • Seneca Foods Corporation

    Seneca Foods Corporation

    Seneca Foods Corporation is a company known for producing and distributing low cost food products. The company is headquartered in New York, USA. History Seneca Foods Co. was started by Arthur Wolcott in 1949. A year after its foundation, Seneca Foods made a contract with the company Minute Maid in order to become a co-packer…

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  • The Fat-Soluble Vitamin E

    The Fat-Soluble Vitamin E

    Vitamin E, also known as Tocopherol or alpha-Tocopherol, is one of the fat soluble vitamins that are important in the body. The most active form of vitamin E in the body is alpha-Tocopherol. For both men and women 19-years old and older, the recommended intake of vitamin E everyday is 15 mg. Functions of Vitamin…

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  • Publix’s Caesar Salad Dressing Recalled Due to Undeclared Allergens

    Publix’s Caesar Salad Dressing Recalled Due to Undeclared Allergens

    Ken’s Foods Incorporated, the producer of Publix’s Caesar Salad Dressing, has announced a product recall for the salad dressing on June 16. The salad dressing possibly contains gluten, fish and soy ingredients which have not been declared on the label. The recall was announced immediately after it was found that a part of the run…

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  • Flowers Foods Company

    Flowers Foods Company

    Flowers Foods Incorporated is a company engaged in the production and marketing of bakery products in the United States. Its headquarters is located in Georgia, USA. History Flowers Foods was started in 1919 by brothers Joseph Hampton and William Howard Flowers. They originally named the business Flowers Baking Co. and set its main office in…

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  • Nutrition Basics: The Mineral Zinc

    Nutrition Basics: The Mineral Zinc

    Zinc is a micro-mineral that is important to the body. It is considered a trace mineral because only a very little amount of it is needed by the body everyday. The amount of zinc needed by men is different from the amount of zinc needed by women. For men 19-years old and above, only 11…

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  • Bariatric Advantage Recalls Muti-Formula Supplement Packs

    Bariatric Advantage Recalls Muti-Formula Supplement Packs

    The company Bariatric Advantage announced a recall for individual packs of its chewable multi-formula supplements. The company’s reason for making the recall is the presence of an undeclared allergen in the supplements. Those that are affected by the recall are sample packs containing 60 and 180 tablets per bottle. These multi-formula supplements are chocolate mint…

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