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    "50 g beaten whole egg without shell (about 1 large egg)",
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    "3 g finely grated lemon zest",
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    "https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/60538b91e90e07527df82ae4/McCance_Widdowsons_Composition_of_Foods_Integrated_Dataset_2021..xlsx",
    "https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-datasets/FoodData_Central_sr_legacy_food_csv_2018-04.zip",
    "https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/food-details/167749/nutrients",
    "https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/food-details/168462/nutrients",
    "https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/food-details/169230/nutrients",
    "https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/food-details/170931/nutrients",
    "https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/food-details/171116/nutrients",
    "https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/food-details/171287/nutrients",
    "https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/food-details/171413/nutrients",
    "https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/food-details/173468/nutrients",
    "https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/food-details/174928/nutrients",
    "https://www.marksandspencer.com/food/pea-shoots/p/fdp60479982"
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    "ESTIMATED per serving. Brand, crop, preparation, draining, pan residue and substitutions change actual nutrition. Not laboratory analysis.",
    "Raw or dry food profiles match pre-cooking edible masses. All listed oil and retained cooking liquid are counted. Cooking moisture changes do not change the stated portion count. No generic nutrient-retention factor is invented.",
    "Calories are kcal; protein, total carbohydrate, fat and total sugar are grams. Total carbohydrate includes fiber and is not net carbohydrate. Fiber and sodium are not displayed.",
    "Equal portions define yield; roll/latke/meatball counts are explicitly divided. US/Metric display changes do not change these canonical inputs.",
    "Primary-source supplements are retained per ingredient where USDA lacks a field; missing values are never silently changed to zero."
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