Here are some ideas: 1  Serve baked potatoes with salsa or broccoli and sprinkle about one ounce of shredded cheese on top. 2  Make oven-baked 'fries' that are low in fat and calories. 3  Make mashed potatoes with low-fat sour cream, nonfat milk and chives.  Potatoes cooked in the microwave do not contain acrylamides.
This module, the second in a series on minerals, describes the physical properties that are commonly used to identify minerals. These include color, crystal form, hardness, density, luster, and cleavage.
4. Analysis of Ash and Minerals. 4.1 Introduction. The ash content is a measure of the total amount of minerals present within a food, whereas the mineral content is a measure of the amount of specific inorganic components present within a food, such as Ca, Na, K and Cl.