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Subject : literacy
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1. 250g






2. Amino acids that cannot be made in the body and must be obtained from food.






3. Helps regulate body fluids - helps muscles like the heart function orange juice - bananas






4. Should be eaten sparingly






5. 5mL






6. Diagonal






7. Cookie cutter house in master planned community - all have similar floor plans






8. Colour change which occurs when amino acids and sugar are exposed to dry heat. Also known as non-enzymic browning.






9. Built to a persons specifications






10. Your body needs this vitamin to absorb calcium






11. Vitamin supplied by breads and grains






12. 250g






13. Measure of protein quality - number of essential amino acids a food contains - High Biological Value (HBV) Low Biological Value (LBV)






14. 200






15. Where a food is missing one or more of the essential amino acids. They are usually plant foods.






16. Vegetables are a great source of this






17. Helps your body fight infection and helps cuts heal






18. 20g






19. A semi-solid viscous solution with a 3-D network where water molecules become trapped. Gelatine is used as a setting agent.






20. Describes the way an object surface looks and feels






21. A condition in which the bones gradually lose their mineral intake and become weak and brittle






22. Butter - Margarine - Oil - Cream






23. Bananas - orange juice - and tomatoes are great sources of this nutrient






24. Formed when a number of amino acids join together due to the formation of peptide links.






25. 230 - 250






26. Helps body fight infection - helps wounds heal - helps keep gums healthy citrus fruits - berries - melon






27. Breaking down excess protein in the liver. Carboxyl group is converted to glycogen and stored as energy. Amino group is converted to ammonia then to urea and excreted as urine.






28. 90 degrees of each other






29. Regulates body temperature - gets rid of waste via kidneys in urine - carries nutrients in blood.






30. Catalyst that speeds up or slows down a reaction without being used up itself.






31. Irreversible reaction - unfolding of the protein chain - caused by HEAT - ADDITION OF ACID & MECHANICAL ACTION.






32. 9-11 servings daily






33. The grain that has the highest amount of protein






34. Help keep the nervous system healthy - promotes growth - appetite and digestion whole grain and enriched breads and cereals - pork - organ meats - dry beans - peas






35. Plant material bodies cannot digest






36. 125g






37. A in butter. B in wholegrain and cereals. C in citrus fruits. D in butter.






38. A lack of a substance / nutrient. It can lead to illness.






39. Contrast; opposite colors






40. The nutrient that helps carry nutrients throughout the body - helps regulate body temperature - and digest food






41. The food that the nutrient is found in.






42. Provides heat and energy in sugars and starches and fibre prevents constipation for healthy bowels.






43. This vitamin helps you have a healthy nervous system






44. Iron for healthy blood - calcium for healthy bones - iodine for proper functioning of thyroid gland.






45. Meat - Fish - Chicken - Milk - Cheese - Eggs - Soya beans






46. Foods from the extras group are usually high






47. 2 or more proteins are eaten together to supplement each other. Occurs when one protein is lacking in one or more essential amino acids and is eaten with another food which contains the missing essential amino acid. E.g. beans on toast (Beans are hig






48. Enzyme made in the stomach which breaks caesinogen into caesin.






49. The process of breaking down food into a form the body can use






50. Elements needed in small amounts for sturdy bones and teeth - healthy blood - and regular elimination of wastes