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literacy
Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Denaturing a protein (liquid to a solid) e.g. cooking an egg
Coagulation
Hydrolysis
relaxation
Vitamins: Description
2. House built in rows and attached to one another at the side wall
Meat or Protein
Moderate Hot
sugar and fats
town home
3. Amount of each nutrient that is needed to to meet a persons nutritional requirements.
Minerals: Description
Recommended Dietary Allowance (RDA)
Kwashiokor
Moderate
4. Vertical
1 cup icing sugar
1 teaspoon
height
vitamin c
5. Helps your body fight infection and helps cuts heal
Vitamin C
Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR)
magnesium
width
6. Eggs belong in this food group
Meat or Protein
monochromatic
Carbohydrates: Description
Vitamin a...
7. Measure of protein quality - number of essential amino acids a food contains - High Biological Value (HBV) Low Biological Value (LBV)
Moderate
Biological Value
1 cup icing sugar
1 teaspoon
8. Horizontal
Pepsin
width
Enzyme
Hot
9. Outline of an object
Rennin
custom homes
line
vitamin d
10. Iron for healthy blood - calcium for healthy bones - iodine for proper functioning of thyroid gland.
potassium
Minerals: Description
calcium
Maillard Reaction
11. Keeps bowels regular
Water: Types
fiber
custom homes
line
12. 20g
Gel
Malnutrition
1 tablespoon butter
1 tablespoon
13. Vegetables are a great source of this
Slow
Vitamin a...
Enzyme
complementary
14. Helps have healthy gums and teeth <3
calcium
electrolyte
Maillard Reaction
protein
15. The process of breaking down food into a form the body can use
Maillard Reaction
Coagulation
digestion
Vitamin a...
16. An enzyme made in the stomach which breaks protein into peptones.
fiber
potassium
complementary
Pepsin
17. The grain that has the highest amount of protein
oats
saturated fats
manufactured home
1/4 teaspoon
18. This vitamin helps you have a healthy nervous system
Biological Value
Very Hot
Moderate
Vitamin B
19. Similar to a duplex - but three or more units share one family pays rent
apartment home
custom homes
Macronutrient
Moderate
20. Describes the way an object surface looks and feels
Hydrolysis
Vitamin B
texture
Carbohydrates: Types
21. Colour change which occurs when amino acids and sugar are exposed to dry heat. Also known as non-enzymic browning.
Maillard Reaction
Deficiency
olive oil
Recommended Dietary Allowance (RDA)
22. Diagonal
saturated fats
Denaturation
Very Hot
chaos
23. Dark - leafy vegetables and orange vegetables are good sources of this vitamin
Coagulation
Rennin
Carbohydrates: Description
Vitamin a...
24. Chemical substances that are needed in the body for correct functioning
Nutrient
water
fiber
magnesium
25. 10g
Very Hot
texture
1 tablespoon flour
Macronutrient
26. 200
Maillard Reaction
Hot
1 tablespoon
Gel
27. Globular proteins linked with other non-protein molecules.
Denaturation
Conjugated Protein
texture
Water: Description
28. Works with calcium to build strong bones and teeth milk
Fats: Description
vitamin d
Moderate
1 tablespoon
29. 2.5mL
Vitamin C
town home
1/2 teaspoon
Fats: Description
30. 90 degrees of each other
Moderate
analogous
protein
fiber
31. 230 - 250
manufactured home
Very Hot
Moderate
1 cup sifted flour
32. Catalyst that speeds up or slows down a reaction without being used up itself.
Kwashiokor
manufactured home
Enzyme
Water: Types
33. Regulates body temperature - gets rid of waste via kidneys in urine - carries nutrients in blood.
fats or extras
Hot
Water: Description
1 tablespoon butter
34. 190
Moderate Hot
digestion
1 teaspoon
Vitamin B
35. 175g
potassium
Trypsin
1 cup icing sugar
Denaturation
36. A condition in which the bones gradually lose their mineral intake and become weak and brittle
line
osteoporosis
potassium
olive oil
37. 1.25mL
Essential Amino Acid
1 tablespoon
1/4 teaspoon
Water: Types
38. Amino acids that cannot be made in the body and must be obtained from food.
Carbohydrates: Types
osteoporosis
amino acids
Essential Amino Acid
39. Helps body fight infection - helps wounds heal - helps keep gums healthy citrus fruits - berries - melon
minerals
vitamin c
Nutrient
calcium
40. A food contains all the essential amino acids - also known as a complete protein. Usually comes from animal sources but is found in soya beans.
1 tablespoon
High Biological Value
Enzyme
Denaturation
41. Enzyme made in the stomach which breaks caesinogen into caesin.
minerals
potassium
Derived Protein
Rennin
42. Bananas - orange juice - and tomatoes are great sources of this nutrient
electrolyte
Protein: Types
potassium
1 cup grated cheese
43. The food that the nutrient is found in.
Hydrolysis
Essential Amino Acid
Source
nutrients
44. Substances that are important for the body's growth and care
nutrients
breads and grains
1 tablespoon flour
custom homes
45. 180
minerals
Moderate
High Biological Value
Deamination
46. A nutrient needed in large amounts (protein - carbohydrate - lipid)
texture
Vitamin D
Macronutrient
Vitamins: Types
47. Helps regulate body fluids - helps muscles like the heart function orange juice - bananas
Moderate
potassium
osteoporosis
Biological Function
48. Help keep the nervous system healthy - promotes growth - appetite and digestion whole grain and enriched breads and cereals - pork - organ meats - dry beans - peas
Deficiency
manufactured home
vitamin a...
thiamine
49. Help build strong - healthy teeth and bones - helps heart beat properly - helps muscles move - helps blood clot - helps keep soft and nerves healthy dairy product
calcium
Nutrient
digestion
fats or extras
50. Provides heat and energy in sugars and starches and fibre prevents constipation for healthy bowels.
minerals
Carbohydrates: Description
town home
Peptide Link / Peptide Bond