Energetic Properties of Food Chart
From Health Facts
Latest Edit: Hector 2012-03-28 (EDT)
The following chart looks at the energetic properties of food which is based on traditional chinese medicine.
Category | Hot | Warm | Neutral | Cool | Cold |
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Vegetables | capers, cilantro, kale, leeks, mustard greens, onions, parsnip, pepper, green onion, squash, sweet potato, watercress | alfalfa sprouts, beets, cabbage, carrot, kohlrabi, olive, potato, pumpkin, shitake mushroom, green beans, turnip, yam | artichoke, eggplant, broccoli, cauliflower, celery, zucchini, cucumber, lettuce, mushroom, radish, spinach, swiss chard | asparagus, bamboo, dandelion, mung bean sprout, plantain, seaweed, tomato, water chestnut | |
Herbs | cayenne, chillies, cinnamon, garlic, ginger (dry), horseradish, mustard, pepper | most herbs | coriander, licorice, saffron, royal jelly, shitake mushroom | marjoram, mint, nettle, tamarind, salt | kelp |
Fruits | blackberry, cherry, date, lychee, peach, quince | apricot, crab apple, fig, grape, papaya, pineapple, plum, pomegranate, raspberry | apple, avocado, black currant, blueberry, orange, pear, strawberry, tangerine | banana,Cranberry, grapefruit, lemon, lime, mango, melon, persimmon, rhubarb, watermelon | |
Grains | oats, quinoa, sorghum, spelt, sweet rice | corn, flax, rice, rye | barley, buckwheat, job's tears, wheat, wild rice | millet, wheat germ | |
Dairy | butter, goat milk | most dairy, eggs, cheese | yoghurt | ||
Beans | black bean, lentil | most beans | lima bean, mung bean, soybeans, tofu | ||
Seeds | chestnut, coconut, pine nut, walnut | most nuts & seeds | |||
Fish & Meats | trout, lamb | most fish & meats | most fish & meats | frog, rabbit | clam, crab, octopus |
Others | brown sugar, miso, molasses, rice syrup, soy oil, vinegar | honey, olive oil, peanut oil, white sugar, vinegar | sesame oil, soy sauce | salt | |
Cooking Method | baking, barbequing, frying, roasting | boiling, steaming | boiling, steaming | raw |