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Iron

The 3 Latest Superfoods

by laurel on April 23, 2007

Self Magazine surveyed chefs, “foodies”, and people who track trends to find out what the next superfoods are. Here are the stats on the three they came up with:

Ají amarillo – a hot pepper with lots of capasaicin, a chemical compound that may kill cancer cells and increase your metabolism. You can buy it [...]

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Brown Rice and Wild Rice Stack Up

by laurel on February 23, 2007

Cooking Light magazine reports that brown rice and wild rice are easy whole grain additions to your diet.  Both contain fiber, iron, B vitamins, and vitamin E.  Based on a 1/2 cup cooked portion size, these are how the two add up for nutritional content.

Brown rice: 109 calories, 4 micrograms folate, 10 micrograms [...]

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