Extract foods vs. Whole foods
Food extraction is a process to separate and recover a part or dense calories from whole food raw material by squeezing, mashing, crushing, or extracting with a solvent or water and then, heating to remove the residue.
A plant based whole food diet is a diet based on foods derived from plants including tubers, vegetables, whole grains, legumes, beans, and fruits but with no animal (including milk) and poultry products(eggs).
Whole foods are foods in their natural form that are unprocessed and unrefined before being consumed. Examples of whole foods include unpolished grains, beans, fruits, vegetables.
Food derived from plant can be processed in many ways such as
Extraction or refining is the process of removing fiber or coarse grain while leaving the oil or sugar which are only calories. It removes other beneficial nutrients for health such as fiber, vitamins, and minerals. Example of refining is white flour (from whole wheat flour)
Grinding is the process of crushing or breaking (something) into very small pieces by rubbing it against a rough surface. An example of ground food is white rice (from brown rice).
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Extract foods vs. Whole foods
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