FOOD ITEM

Food is the necessity of life. It provides nutrition, sustenance and growth to human body. Food can be classified into cereals, pulses, nuts and oilseeds, vegetable, fruits, milk and milk products and flesh food. Food comprises protein, facts, carbohydrates, vitamins, minerals salts and water. Most of the food items contain all these in varying properties. Oil and ghee are exclusively fats while sugarcane and starch contain high amount of carbohydrates.

Food, substance consisting essentially of protein, carbohydrate, fat, and other nutrients used in the body of an organism to sustain growth and vital processes and to furnish energy. The absorption and utilization of food by the body is fundamental to nutrition and is facilitated by digestion.