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Protein:

Chemically, a protein is a multifaceted nitrogenous compound made up of amino acids in peptide linkages. Dietary proteins are concerned in the synthesis of tissue protein and other special metabolic functions. In anabolic processes they supply the amino acids required to build and uphold body tissues. As an energy source, proteins are equivalent to carbohydrates in providing 4 calories per gram.

Paste:

A combination of flour, liquid and now and then leaven which is stiff enough that it cannot be poured but still too soggy to be able to knead by hand.

Pie:

A food dish that has a crust as the base that holds fillings such as fruit, pudding, ice cream, meat, and vegetables. It might be a sweet dish served for dessert or a salty dish served as the main course. The pie could have a bottom crust only or both a bottom and top crust. There are numerous dissimilar types of crust that could be used, such as a pastry, puff pastry, graham cracker, cookie crumb, or may be meringue crust