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1. Meat - Fish - Chicken - Milk - Cheese - Eggs - Soya beans
Vitamin C
Macronutrient
Vitamin D
Protein: Types
2. 230 - 250
Very Hot
Coagulation
Source
vitamin a...
3. 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.
iron
Vitamin a...
Vitamins: Types
Deamination
4. House built in rows and attached to one another at the side wall
town home
electrolyte
fiber
1 tablespoon flour
5. Helps body fight infection - helps wounds heal - helps keep gums healthy citrus fruits - berries - melon
vitamin c
1 cup icing sugar
1 tablespoon
Coagulation
6. Protein deficiency - causes dermatitis - retarded growth and a pot belly. Common is 3rd World.
Kwashiokor
Derived Protein
fats or extras
Very Hot
7. Dark - leafy vegetables and orange vegetables are good sources of this vitamin
Enzyme
Vitamin a...
Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR)
Minerals: Types
8. Protein found in wheat - gives elasticity to foods e.g bread (Coeliacs are allergic to it)
Gluten
Pepsin
1 teaspoon
custom homes
9. Outline of an object
line
Vitamin B
Essential Amino Acid
Minerals: Types
10. Keeps the body healthy protecting it from diseases such as scurvy (Vit. C) and rickets (Vit. D).
1 tablespoon
Vitamins: Description
Pepsidase
Maillard Reaction
11. Measure of protein quality - number of essential amino acids a food contains - High Biological Value (HBV) Low Biological Value (LBV)
digestion
vitamin a...
height
Biological Value
12. Vegetables are a great source of this
fats or extras
Vitamin a...
Source
Protein: Description
13. Iron for healthy blood - calcium for healthy bones - iodine for proper functioning of thyroid gland.
Minerals: Description
Moderate Hot
Coagulation
High Biological Value
14. Builds up bone mass and prevents osteoporosis
Vitamin C
thiamine
saturated fats
calcium
15. Works with calcium to build strong bones and teeth milk
vitamin d
High Biological Value
Essential Amino Acid
water
16. Sugar in ripe fruit - starch in cereals - fibre in bran and celery.
1 cup sifted flour
Carbohydrates: Types
Maillard Reaction
Rennin
17. 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
Very Hot
Supplementary Value/ Complementary Value
analogous
olive oil
18. Healthiest oil to cook with
Supplementary Value/ Complementary Value
Very Hot
Derived Protein
olive oil
19. One hue
Pepsin
Derived Protein
Moderate Hot
monochromatic
20. Helps your body fight infection and helps cuts heal
Very slow
Vitamin C
sugar and fats
Derived Protein
21. Amino acids that cannot be made in the body and must be obtained from food.
1 cup icing sugar
Derived Protein
vitamin a...
Essential Amino Acid
22. 125g
1 cup grated cheese
Deficiency
vitamin a...
Fats: Types
23. Gives you healthy skin and eyes
1 tablespoon
calcium
vitamin a...
Meat or Protein
24. Provides heat and energy - satify hunger - provides padding around heart and kidneys.
Supplementary Value/ Complementary Value
Fats: Description
calcium
Meat or Protein
25. The function / job of a nutrient in the body.
Biological Function
Gluten
Polypeptide
Very slow
26. Eggs belong in this food group
calcium
Enzyme
Meat or Protein
thiamine
27. When 2 or more amino acids break apart due to the addition of a water molecule which splits the peptide link. This happen during digestion.
Hydrolysis
1 cup sifted flour
Water: Types
Vitamin C
28. Elements needed in small amounts for sturdy bones and teeth - healthy blood - and regular elimination of wastes
minerals
1/4 teaspoon
Vitamin a...
Slow
29. Severe protein deficiency resulting in thin limbs - sunken face and pot belly. Occurs in 3rd World countries.
Marasmus
1 teaspoon
Carbohydrates: Description
Water: Types
30. Cookie cutter house in master planned community - all have similar floor plans
digestion
tract home
Peptide Link / Peptide Bond
1 tablespoon flour
31. Colour change which occurs when amino acids and sugar are exposed to dry heat. Also known as non-enzymic browning.
manufactured home
Maillard Reaction
town home
Rennin
32. Built in a factory and installed at a specific site
manufactured home
Carbohydrates: Types
proteins
potassium
33. 190
1 cup butter
Moderate Hot
Marasmus
High Biological Value
34. 20g
1 cup grated cheese
sugar and fats
Supplementary Value/ Complementary Value
1 tablespoon butter
35. A nutrient needed in large amounts (protein - carbohydrate - lipid)
Macronutrient
Carbohydrates: Types
Moderate
Recommended Dietary Allowance (RDA)
36. The nutrient that helps regulate fluid balance
Moderate
Fats: Types
electrolyte
Meat or Protein
37. Butter - Margarine - Oil - Cream
Very Hot
1 cup grated cheese
Fats: Types
Vitamin a...
38. Help keep the nervous system healthy - promotes growth - appetite and digestion whole grain and enriched breads and cereals - pork - organ meats - dry beans - peas
1 cup butter
1/4 teaspoon
Maillard Reaction
thiamine
39. 125g
1 cup sifted flour
tract home
Vitamins: Description
Condensation Reaction
40. Enzyme made in the stomach which breaks caesinogen into caesin.
Vitamins: Types
Biological Function
1 cup icing sugar
Rennin
41. The nutrient group that supplies us with energy
1 cup grated cheese
Water: Types
Carbohydrates
Biological Value
42. 250g
fiber
Essential Amino Acid
1 cup white sugar
potassium
43. The grain that has the highest amount of protein
oats
analogous
thiamine
Polypeptide
44. Builds new cells - muscles - hair - repairs tissue - supplies heat and energy if necessary.
Moderate Hot
Carbohydrates
Protein: Description
Biological Function
45. Regulates body temperature - gets rid of waste via kidneys in urine - carries nutrients in blood.
Meat or Protein
breads and grains
Water: Description
1 cup sifted flour
46. Fruit juices - tea - coffee - milk - soups - fruit - vegtables.
Water: Types
line
Nutrient
Vitamin B
47. Helps have healthy gums and teeth <3
Peptide Link / Peptide Bond
calcium
1 tablespoon
minerals
48. This vitamin helps you have a healthy nervous system
nutrients
Fats: Types
Vitamin B
thiamine
49. Minimum amount of energy required to maintain body temp. (37'C) and keep the body alive. Calculated at complete rest after fasting. Slows down as you get older.
space
Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR)
Malnutrition
Very slow
50. 120
line
Slow
water
Very slow
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