chlorophyll: The chemical that gives plants their green colour
civet: A brown stew of game; usually hare
clarification: To make clear ...
Lacking chlorophyll, white asparagus has a milder asparagus taste than the heartier green version. The purple variety, colored by a pigment called anthocyanin, has a more bitter taste than either white or green.
chlorophyll, beta carotene, and caramel) are naturally formed chemicals.
Appearance Blanching enhances the color of some (particularly green) vegetables by releasing gases trapped in the cellular material that obscure the greenness of the chlorophyll.
The drink is distinguished by its dazzling blue-green clarity due to its chlorophyll content.
A member of a family of pigments (carotenoids and chlorophyll are the other members) that is responsible for the coloration of flowers and fruits.
A small number of cultivars does not produce significant amounts of carotenoids; when chlorophyll levels decrease in the last stages of ripening, these chiles develop a pale hue often referred to as 'white'.
Sea veggies are also chockfull of chlorophyll and dietary fiber and they lend a salty flavor to foods which comes from a balanced combination of sodium, potassium, calcium, phosphorus, magnesium, ...
Mulato: [moo-LAH-toh] (Capsicum annuum) When dry the pepper is very dark brown, almost black, in colour (due to the chlorophyll remaining in the ripe fruit). It is an important chile in Mexican cooking, along with the Ancho and Pasilla chiles.
Pistachios are grown on trees and have naturally tan shells. The kernels inside the shells are a greenish tan. They get their greenish coloring from chlorophyll. Chlorophyll is a natural pigment that gives leaves their green color.
Alfalfa sprouts are a good source of vitamin K and chlorophyll and are said to be an extremely healthly food. Because they are more healthly than lettuce, they could be used as an appropriate replacement.
white asparagus Notes: Growers make asparagus white by shielding it from the sun, thus stifling the production of chlorophyll. The result is daintier looking and a bit more tender than green asparagus. Substitutes: asparagus ...
TJ: Unfortunately, there is no definitive way to tell the age of an oil by looking at it, although a greener oil may be an indication of olives that were harvested early. Some unscrupulous producers even add chlorophyll to their olive oil to make ...
Blanch - To briefly submerge food into boiling water and then into an ice bath to halt further cooking. It is a technique used to soften and bring out the chlorophyll in green vegetables.
Alfalfa contains eight essential digestive enzymes and eight essential amino acids of protein and a high chlorophyll content.
 See also: Cooking, Water, Produce, Fruit, Flavor
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