A staple food is a food that forms the basis of a traditional diet. Food is any substance usually composed primarily of Carbohydrates Fats water and/or Proteins that can be eaten or drunk by an This article is primarily about the human diet For a discussion of animal diets see List of feeding behaviours. [1] Staple foods vary from place to place, but are typically inexpensive starchy foods of vegetable origin that are high in food energy (Calories) and carbohydrate and that can be stored for use throughout the year. Starch, CAS # 9005-25-8 Chemical formula (C6H10O5n is a Polysaccharide The term " vegetable " generally means the edible parts of Plants The definition of the word is traditional rather than Scientific, however Food energy is the amount of Energy in food that is available through Digestion. Carbohydrates (from ' Hydrates of Carbon ' or saccharides ( Greek σάκχαρον meaning " Sugar " are the most The staple food of a specific cuisine may commonly be served as part of every meal, and its name may be used synonymously with "food" in some contexts, such as the reference to "our daily bread" in The Lord's Prayer, and a common greeting of "Have you eaten rice?" denoting "How are you?" in certain cultures. Cuisine (from French cuisine, "cooking culinary art kitchen" ultimately from Latin coquere, "to cook" is a specific set The Lord's Prayer, also known as the Our Father or Pater noster, is probably the best-known Prayer in Christianity.
Most staple foods derive either from cereals such as wheat, barley, rye, maize, or rice, or starchy root vegetables such as potatoes, yams, taro, and cassava. Wheat ( Triticum spp is a worldwide cultivated grass from the Levant area of the Middle East. Barley ( Hordeum vulgare) is an annual Cereal Grain, which serves as a major animal Feed crop, with smaller amounts used for Rye ( Secale cereale) is a grass grown extensively as a grain and forage crop Maize (ˈmeɪz ( Zea mays L. ssp mays) known as corn in some countries is a cereal grain domesticated in Mesoamerica Rice is a Cereal foodstuff which forms an important part of the diet of many people worldwide and as such it is a staple food for many Root vegetables are plant roots used as Vegetables Other underground plants are often erroneously called root vegetables The potato is a Starchy Tuberous crop Vegetable from the perennial Solanum tuberosum of the Solanaceae Taro (from Tahitian or other Polynesian languages) more rarely kalo (from Hawaiian) and gabi in The Philippines, is a The cassava, yuca, manioc, or mandioca ( Manihot esculenta) is a woody Shrub of the Euphorbiaceae (spurge family native [2] Other staple foods include pulses (dried legumes), sago (derived from the pith of the sago palm tree), and fruits such as breadfruit and plantains. Pulses are annual leguminous crops yielding from one to twelve Grains or Seeds of variable size shape and color within a Pod, according A legume is a Plant in the family Fabaceae (or Leguminosae or a Fruit of these specific plants Sago is a Starch extracted from the Pith inside stems of the sago palm Metroxylon sagu Pith is a light substance that is found in Vascular plants It consists of soft spongy Parenchyma cells and is located in the center of the stem. Breadfruit ( Artocarpus altilis) is a Tree and Fruit native to the Malay Peninsula and western Pacific islands The plantain is a crop in the genus Musa and is generally used for cooking in contrast to the soft sweet Banana (which is sometimes called the [3]
Rice is most commonly eaten as cooked entire grains, but most other cereals are milled into flour or meal which is used to make bread; noodles or other pasta; and porridges and "mushes" such as polenta or mealie pap. Flour is a powder made of Cereal grains It is the key ingredient of Bread, which is a staple food in many countries and therefore the availability For the coarsely ground flour see Flour. A meal is an instance of Eating, specifically one that takes place at a specific time and includes Bread is a Staple food prepared by Baking a Dough of Flour and Water. A noodle is food made from unleavened Dough that is cooked in a boiling liquid Pasta ( Italian for "dough" is a generic term for Italian variants of Noodles. Porridge, or porage, is a simple dish made by boiling Oats (normally crushed oats occasionally Oatmeal) or another cereal in Water Polenta is a dish made from boiled Cornmeal. Although the word is borrowed into English from Italian, the dish (under various names is popular in Pap ( a traditional Porridge made from Mielie-meal (ground Maize or other grain is a Staple food of the Bantu inhabitants of Mashed root vegetables can be used to make similar porridge-like dishes, including poi and fufu. Poi is a Hawaiian word for the primary Polynesian Staple food made from the Corm of the kalo plant (known widely as Fufu, variants include foofoo, foufou, foutou or fu fu, is a Staple food of West and Central Africa. Pulses (particularly chickpeas) and starchy root vegetables, such as Canna, can also be made into flour. The chickpea ( Cicer arietinum) (also garbanzo bean, Indian pea, ceci bean, bengal gram, chana, kadale kaalu, Canna (or Canna lily, although not a true Lily) is a Genus of approximately twenty Species of Flowering plants
Although nutritious, staple foods generally do not by themselves provide a full range of nutrients, so other foods need to be added to the diet to prevent malnutrition. A nutrient is food or chemicals that an organism needs to live and grow or a substance used in an organism's metabolism which must be taken in from its environment Malnutrition is a general term for a medical condition caused by an improper or insufficient diet. [1] For example, the deficiency disease pellagra is associated with a diet consisting primarily of maize, and beriberi with a diet of white (i. Pellagra is a Vitamin Deficiency disease caused by dietary lack of Niacin (B3 and Protein, especially proteins containing the Maize (ˈmeɪz ( Zea mays L. ssp mays) known as corn in some countries is a cereal grain domesticated in Mesoamerica Beriberi (pronounced Berry-berry) is a Nervous system ailment caused by Thiamine (vitamin B1 deficiency e. refined) rice. Rice is a Cereal foodstuff which forms an important part of the diet of many people worldwide and as such it is a staple food for many [4]
It has been hypothesized that some staple foods may act as a Giffen good in conditions of extreme poverty. In Economics ( Consumer theory) a Giffen good is that which people consume more of as price rises violating the Law of demand. This was first noted by Robert Giffen who argued that potato demand actually rose during the Great Irish Famine (1845-1849). For the US Navy admiral see Robert C Giffen Robert Giffen (1837 &ndash April 12 1910) was a British Statistician While theoretically possible, this is a controversial view among economists as studies have failed to find much evidence of Giffen good behaviour in actual markets. [5]
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- ^ a b Staple foods: What do people eat?
- ^ Staple Foods -- Root and Tuber Crops
- ^ Staple Foods II -- Fruits
- ^ Staple Foods -- Rice
- ^ Micahel L. A famine food or poverty food is any inexpensive or readily-available foodstuff used to nourish people in times of extreme Poverty or Starvation, as during Root vegetables are plant roots used as Vegetables Other underground plants are often erroneously called root vegetables Pulses are annual leguminous crops yielding from one to twelve Grains or Seeds of variable size shape and color within a Pod, according Bread is a Staple food prepared by Baking a Dough of Flour and Water. Pasta ( Italian for "dough" is a generic term for Italian variants of Noodles. A noodle is food made from unleavened Dough that is cooked in a boiling liquid Rice is a Cereal foodstuff which forms an important part of the diet of many people worldwide and as such it is a staple food for many Maize (ˈmeɪz ( Zea mays L. ssp mays) known as corn in some countries is a cereal grain domesticated in Mesoamerica Katz and Harvey S. Rosen. Microeconomics 3rd ed. pg. 97
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