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  2. Jain vegetarianism - Wikipedia

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    The Jain cuisine is completely lacto-vegetarian and excludes root and underground vegetables such as potato, garlic, onion etc., to prevent injuring small insects and microorganisms. The diet also helps prevent the entire plant from being uprooted and killed. It is practiced by Jain ascetics and lay Jains. [1]

  3. DEET - Wikipedia

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    N,N-Diethyl-meta-toluamide, also called diethyltoluamide or DEET ( / diːt /, from DET, the initials of di- + ethyl + toluamide), [1] [2] is the oldest, one of the most effective and most common active ingredient in commercial insect repellents.

  4. Pectin - Wikipedia

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    Pectin ( Ancient Greek: πηκτικός pēktikós: "congealed" and "curdled") is a heteropolysaccharide, a structural acid contained in the primary lamella, in the middle lamella, and in the cell walls of terrestrial plants. [1] The principal chemical component of pectin is galacturonic acid (a sugar acid derived from galactose) which was ...

  5. Sattvic diet - Wikipedia

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    Sattvic diet refers to a type of plant-based diet within Ayurveda where food is divided into what is defined as three yogic qualities known as sattva. In this system of dietary classification, foods that decrease the energy of the body are considered tamasic , while those that increase the energy of the body are considered rajasic .

  6. Cardamom - Wikipedia

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    True cardamom plant ( Elettaria cardamomum) Cardamom seeds. Cardamom ( / ˈkɑːrdəməm / [1] ), sometimes cardamon or cardamum, [2] is a spice made from the seeds of several plants in the genera Elettaria and Amomum in the family Zingiberaceae. [3] Both genera are native to the Indian subcontinent and Indonesia.

  7. Turmeric - Wikipedia

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    Turmeric (/ ˈ t ɜːr m ər ɪ k, ˈ tj uː-/), (botanical name Curcuma longa (/ ˈ k ɜːr k j ʊ m ə ˈ l ɒ ŋ ɡ ə /),) is a flowering plant in the ginger family Zingiberaceae.It is a perennial, rhizomatous, herbaceous plant native to the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia that requires temperatures between 20 and 30 °C (68 and 86 °F) and high annual rainfall to thrive.

  8. Ginger - Wikipedia

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    Ginger. Ginger ( Zingiber officinale) is a flowering plant whose rhizome, ginger root or ginger, is widely used as a spice and a folk medicine. [2] It is a herbaceous perennial which grows annual pseudostems (false stems made of the rolled bases of leaves) about one meter tall, bearing narrow leaf blades.

  9. Biryani - Wikipedia

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    In Iran, during the Safavid dynasty (1501–1736), a dish called Beriyan Polo (Nastaliq script: بریان پلو) was made with lamb or chicken, marinated overnight—with yogurt, herbs, spices, dried fruits like raisins, prunes or pomegranate seeds—and later cooked in a tannour oven, then served with steamed rice.