Hauora

māngaro

starch, starchy (food)

tūingoa, tūāhua

WHAKAMĀRAMA

He momo warowaihā. He wāhanga matua o te whiringa kai a te tangata hei puna pūngao mōna. He nui te māngaro kei roto i ngā momo kai pēnei i te pata kai, i te rīwai me te kūmara.

A type of carbohydrate. It is an important part of the human diet as a source of energy. Starchy foods include cereals, potato and kūmara.

Tauira KŌrero

He nui te māngaro kei roto i te kūmara.

He momo kai matua te māngaro e whai pūngao ai ngā uaua o te tinana.

He nui hoki ngā huaora kei roto i ētahi kai māngaro, pērā i te huaora C kei roto i te rīwai.

WhakamĀrama Āpitihanga

He mātuatua te māngaro i roto i te whiringa kai a te tangata, koia hei āwhina i te nakunaku kai, hei whakapiki anō i te ngoi o te tinana. Ko ētahi kai he nui te māngaro kei roto, ko te kānga, ko ngā momo pīni, ko te pata tikitū pērā i te wīti, ko ngā huaone pērā i te kūmara me te rīwai.

Takenga Mai

māngaro - mealy

Tauira KŌrero

He nui te māngaro kei roto i te kūmara.

He momo kai matua te māngaro e whai pūngao ai ngā uaua o te tinana.

He nui hoki ngā huaora kei roto i ētahi kai māngaro, pērā i te huaora C kei roto i te rīwai.