Tuesday, September 29, 2020

Thank you for reaching out to us with your inquiry regarding the Vitamins in our Dempster’s 100% Wholegrains Double Flax bread.  We have been able to verify the following contents for you:
 
 Vitamin E -  0.5 mg (3% Daily Value)
 Vitamin B5 -  0.5 mg (10% Daily Value)
 Vitamin B6 -  0.125  mg (7% Daily Value)
 Vitamin B7 -  1 mcg (3% Daily Value)
 Vitamin K -  0.4 mcg (1% Daily Value)
 Vitamin B12 -  0 mcg (0% Daily Value)
 Vitamin D -  0 mcg (0% Daily Value)
 
We would like to mention that some of these figures could be slightly different as we do not require that our ingredients suppliers provide us with a full nutritional breakdown. 

that would appear to be for two slices, meaning this flax bread is a "whole grain" bread rather than a "whole wheat" bread. well, let's compare then.

ww v flax
b1 - 7.5 v 10.5    
b2 - 3
b3 - 12.5 v 6.5 
b5 - 4 v 5
b6 - 3 v 3.5
b7 - 9 v 3 <----unclear accuracy
b9 - 2.5 v 5
e - 6 v 1.5
f1 - .161 v .5 
f2 - .07 v .75
k - 3 v .5
$ - .125 v .25

the bs are going to come out in the wash.

so, i seem to have made an error with the e, thinking the flax bread was a whole wheat bread, when it's actually a whole grain bread. i don't care about fibre or total calories. so, what's more important, here - a boost in omega-3s or a boost in e? 

i think i can recoup the e elsewhere.

the other thing i'm ignoring is the taste which, at the end of the day, is of course important.

after filling in the data more, i think it's the total 3:6 ratio that i ought to be more concerned about. flax is also supposed to lower testosterone, which is what the next post is about. so, i'm going to stick with the flax to at least try it. but, i'm going to need to pick off the seeds, and i'm kind of expecting to go back to the whole wheat, in the end.

for now, i've updated the chart with the new data.

disclaimer:
i've gone to town with a few things - i'm not making up vitamins but rather filling things in. i mean, there's all these "missing vitamin names". what were they, exactly? it also gives me an excuse to work in a few things like choline that are hard to otherwise define as they are essential in some amount but not technically vitamins.

note that these numbers are scavenged and should be interpreted approximately. that's partly why i'm aiming to overshoot on most of it.

fruit bowl
(08:00)
pasta salad bowl
(00:00)
fried eggs
(16:00)
coffee
banana
2*8"
2*
136 g
straw
75 g
kiwi
2*
75 g
soy
milk
250 ml
cherry
ice
cream
200 ml
sum red
pepper
3"x4"
175 g
durum
wheat
pasta
100 g
+
water
medium
cheddar
cheese
60 g
carrot
8"
72 g
hulled
hemp
seed
10 g
yogurt
dress
or
canola
oil
caesar
(for e)
nut.
yeast
1 tsp
sum fried
eggs
2*70g
medium
cheddar
cheese
30 g
marg.
2 tbsp
whole
wheat
bread
with
germ
+
flax  
(1
slice)
(37 g)
meat
rep.
??
juice
type
250
ml
sum brew
coffee
700
ml
soy
choc
100
ml
sum total
a
(fat sol)
4 0 2 10 13 29
ret:23
car:6
103 30 241 0 - - 375
ret:30
car:345
21 15 10 0 - - 46
ret:46
car:0
0 4
4
ret:4
car:0
450
ret:103
car:351
b1
thiamin
6 2 2 8 5 21 6 84 1 3 11 - 106 211 6 .5 0 10.5 - - 17 8 3 11 260
b2 [g, j]
riboflavin
12 12 25 10 49 8 41 13 2 2 - 95 161 42 6.5 0 3 - - 51.5 32 10 42 303.5
b3
niacin
10 2 2 10 1 23
nat:13
fort:10
8 66 0 4 6 - 47 131
nat:18
fort:113
1 0 0 6.5 - - 7.5
nat:1
fort:6.5
8 4 12
nat:8
fort:4
173.5
nat:40
fort:133.5
b4*
adenine
(mg)
3.26 0.375 0.6 19.3 0.9735 24.1335 27.825 4 - - - -
- 3.36 - 0 4.27 - - - - - - -
b5
pantothenic
acid
10 2 2 15 5 32 5 8.5 2.5 2 1 - 2 21 21 1 0 5 - - 27 20 4 24 104
b6
pyridoxine
50 2 4 6 1 61 24 7 2.5 5 3.5
80 122 12 1 0 3.5 - - 16.5 0 2 2 201.5
b7 [aka h]
biotin
(rdi:
35 mcg)
20 2.5 ? 30 1 51 16.5 1 3 12 8 - - 40.5 65 1.5 13 3 - - 82.5 ? 12 12 186
b8*
inositol
(mg)

(myo
or
lipid)
20 10 204 25 5 254 99.75 70.27 - - - - - - 6.3 - 16  50 - - - - - - -
b9
[m, b11, r]
folic acid
14 4.5 12 6 1 33 19 71 3 3 3 - 10 109 18 1.5 0 5 - - 24.5 4 2 6 172.5
b10*
pABA
~0 ~0 ~0 >0 ~0 0 0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
b12 [t]
(cyano)
cobalamin
0 0 0 50 20 70 0 0 8.5 0 0 20+ 22 30.5 33 4 0 0 - - 37 0 20 20 157.5
b13*
orotic acid
(mg)
~0 ~0 ~0 ~0 20 20 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
b14*
taurine
(mg)
~0 ~0 ~0 ~0 2 2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
b15*
pangamic
acid
~0 ~0 ~0 0? ~0 0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
b16*
choline
4 1 2 11 5 22 2 2.5 2 1 - - - 7.5 68 1 0 2 - - 71 3 4.5 7.5 108
b20* [aka I]
l-carnitine
~0 ~0 ~0 ~0 5 5 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
c 40 74 234 4 0 278 350 0 0 7 0 - - 357 0 0 0 0 - 100+ 100+ 0 0 0 735+
d
(fat sol)
0 0 0 45 0 45 0 0 2 0 0 20+ - 2 12 1 30 0 - - 43 0 18 18 108
e
(fat sol)
2 1.5 20 0 2 24 13 1 1 2 7 30+ - 24 9 .5 20 1.5 - 30+ 31 0 0 0 79
f1*
linoleic
acid
omega-6
(g)
0.1252 .09 0.374 1.5 .300 2.2992 .0738 .540 .3462 .0828 2.87  - ~0 3.91283.23 .1731 1.5 .5 - - 5.4031 ~0 .8 .8 12.4151
f2*
alphalinoleic
acid
omega-3 (g)
0.0734 .065 0.0638 0.2 .200 0.5372 .041 .024 .219 .0014 .93 - ~0 1.2154 .228 .1095 .5 .75 - - 1.5875 ~0 .12 .12 3.4601
f1:f2
ratio
- - - - - 4.28 - - - - - 2:1 - 3.22 - - - - - - 3.40 - - - 3.59
k
(fat sol)
2 1 78 5 0 85 10 1 1 12 0 - - 24 9 .5 10 .5 - - 20 0 2 2 131
q1*
coenzyme
q10 (mg)
0.272 .075 0.075 .625 .0308 1.0028 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
q2*
pyrrolo
quinoline

 quinone
(mu-g)
3.536 ? 4.05 .063 .2101 7.8591 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
s*
salicylic
acid
(mg)
~0 ~1 ~0.075 ~0 ~0 ~0.75 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
- - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

* not really.

complete requirements

fat soluble:
- a: 100% of pre-formed + 300% of convertible, total daily
- d:
- e:
- k should not exceed 100%/meal 

water soluble (bs & c):
- 300+% total w/ 100% for each meal

incomplete requirements legend:
>300% without meeting 100%/meal
+75<=100% each meal    [=+200%<=300% total]
+50<=75% each meal   [=+100<=200% total] 
<=50% each meal    [<100% total]

specific brands used:
- so nice vanilla soy milk
- chapman's black cherry ice cream
- irrestibles brand olive canola oil
- selection brand pasta [metro/food basics]
- dempster's whole grain double flax bread
- black diamond brand medium cheddar cheese
- natura chocolate soy milk
- no specific brand or type of coffee

diet options:

daily:

1) fruit bowl:
- 2 bananas (8")
- 2 kiwis (75 g)
- 200 ml ice cream
- 250 ml soy milk  [but double it?]
+
- strawberries [but, looking for a fruit replacement]
- blueberries
- raspberries
- "meal replacement packets" for a & b & d & e
- special k or vector or cream of wheat cereal for various bs (or something else)
- or maybe even baby food cereal for a total vitamin wash
- banana peel + soy smoothie
- red cherries <------------- a
- ground cherries  <------- a, b1, b3
- rosehips (if locatable)  <------------ a, b2, b3, b5, e
- fresh goji berries (if locatable) <------------ a, b1, b2

2) pasta salad bowl:
- 100 g cooked pasta
- one large red pepper
- one large chopped carrot
- 60 g chopped medium cheddar cheese [12 slices]
- 10 g hulled hemp seeds
- yogurt dressing or canola oil caesar dressing
- 1 tsp nutritional yeast
- glass of pasta water 
+
- tomatoes
- flax seeds (ground!) (probably not) 
- spirulina 
- tahini  
- macademia nuts 
- croutons
- tomato powder 
- caesar dressing (very little b1, 35% e?, some a)
- one tbsp of imitation bacon bits (isoflavones, maybe_
- 5 g chopped crickets [5 crickets]  [b12]
- indoor farmed fish? <----b5, b12
- shittake mushrooms <------b5
- lemon (probably for phytonutrients) 
- garlic cloves (probably for phytonutrients)
- oregano & pepper (probably for phytonutrients)
- kalamata olives (probably not necessary for e) 
- microwaved/chopped broccoli (probably not, due to k and I3C)  <----but, b5
- broccoli leaves or kale or dandelion leaves? (probably not, due to I3C and k) 
- red clover (if locatable or foragable, for phytoestrogens)
- alfafa?

- need 65-85% b5, 50-70% b12

3) eggs:
- 2 jumbo fried eggs
- 1 slice of whole wheat bread (including the germ!) with flax
- 2 tbsp olive oil margarine
- 30 g sliced medium cheddar cheese [6 slices]
+
- salami (45 g) (25% b1, 8% b2, 12% b3, 5% b5, 11.5% b6, 0% b9, 20% b12)
- rice (100 g) (60% b1, 2% b2, 35% b3, 4% b5, 6% b6, 69% b9)
- soy meat (100% b1, 50-70% b2, 100% b3, 15% b5, 60% b6, 45% b9, 90% b12)
- indoor grown salmon? (50 g) (15% b1, 15% b2, 55% b3, 15% b5, 20% b6, 150% b12) <------can't find
- mushroom sauce (some supplemental b2,/b3/b6, substantive b5)
- + apple juice? (1 cup) (100% c)
- carrot juice (1 cup) (18% b1, 8% b2
- orange juice (1 cup) (15% b1, 4% b2, 5% b3, 5% b5, 5% b6, 19% b9, 207% c, added e?)
- cranberry juice (unsweetened. need added c, has e)
- tomato juice (likewise)

- need (85 b1, 50 b2, 95 b3, 75 b5, 85 b6, 75 b9, 65 b12)

4) coffee
~ 700 ml [2 mugs] [strong] 
- with 100 ml chocolate soy [50 ml/mug]

weekly:

1) banana peel smoothie:
- 14 banana peels
- red pepper seeds from 7 peppers [soak? pre-grind? figure this out.]
- chocolate soy
- cherry ice cream
- strawberry tops

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the list of everything i need to get.

added are green

13 vitamins:
1) A
2) B1 (thiamine)
3) B2 (riboflavin)
4) B3 (niacin)
5) B5 (pantothenic acid)
6) B6 (pyridoxine)

7) B7 (biotin)
8) B9 (folic acid)
9) B12 (cyano-cobolamin)
10)  C
11) D
12) E
13) K


15 amino acids:
1) histidine
2) isoleucine
3) leucine
4) lysine
5) methionine
6) phenylalanine
7) threonine
8) tryptophan
9) valine
10) arginine
11) cysteine
12) glycine
13) glutamine
14) proline
15) tyrosine
+ measure 6 non-essential

4 fatty acids:
1) linoleic acid
2) ala
3) dha
4) epa

23 minerals:
1) calcium
2) phosphorus
3) potassium
4) sulfur
5) sodium
6) chlorine
7) magnesium
8) iron
9) zinc
10) copper
11) manganese
12) iodine
13) selenium
14) molybdenum
15) chromium
16) fluoride
17) bromine
18) cobalt
19) tin
20) vanadium
21) silicon
22) boron
23) nickel
24) lead?

carotenoids (not including pro-vitamin a)
1) lutein
2) zeaxanthin
3) lycopene
4) phytofluene
5) phytoene
6) astaxanthin
7) capsanthin
8) canthaxanthin
9) cryptoxanthin

chlorophyll:
1) chlorophyll a
2) chlorophyll b

other molecules required for proper metabolic functions:
1) choline (cannot synthesize properly)
2) coQ10

3) lipoic acid
4) glutathione precursors
5) ergothioneine  (cannot synthesize)   <-----mushrooms
6) pyrroloquinoline quinone (PQQ) (cannot synthesize)   <-----kiwis
7) queuine  (cannot synthesize)    <-----cheese [made in stomach by bacteria]

8) taurine (cannot synthesize properly) <----cheese
9) betaine (more than a choline precursor?)

glucose:
i'm more concerned about diabetes than weight gain, so...
the glycemic index is:
running total...

fiber:
i don't need many different types, i just need some. i'm not worrying about this.

& water

also, let's measure flavonoids:

anthocyanidins:
1) pelargonidin
2) delphinidin
3) cyanidin
4) malvinidin
5) peonidin
6) petunidin
7) rosinidin

flavonols:
1) isorhamnetin
2) kaempferol
3) myricetin
4) quercetin
5) fisetin
6) kaempferide

flavones:
1) luteolin
2) apigenin
3) techtochrysin
4) baicalein (to avoid!)
5) norwogonin
6) wogonin
7) nobiletin

flavanones:
1) eriodictyol
2) hesperetin
3) naringenin
4) hesperidin
5) isosakuranetin
6) pinocembrin
7) sterubin

isoflavones:
1) daidzein
2) genistein
3) glycitein
4) biochanin A
5) formononetin

i should try to measure some further phytoestrogens:
1) matairesinol
2) secoisolariciresinol
3) pinoresinol
4) lariciresinol
5) coumestrol

& finally, let's also measure:
1) saponins
2) ursolic acid (& precursors)
3) cafestol
4) resveratrol
5) ellagic acid
6) coumarin
7) tyrosol
8) hydroxytyrosol
9) oleocanthal
10) oleuropein
11) gingerol
12) phytic acid