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Subject
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literacy
Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. A semi-solid viscous solution with a 3-D network where water molecules become trapped. Gelatine is used as a setting agent.
Essential Amino Acid
complementary
calcium
Gel
2. The food that the nutrient is found in.
Vitamins: Description
Source
saturated fats
line
3. The grain that has the highest amount of protein
Water: Description
height
Protein: Types
oats
4. Helps your body fight infection and helps cuts heal
1/2 teaspoon
Vitamin C
space
Condensation Reaction
5. An enzyme made in the pancreas that travels to the duodenum and breaks peptones into peptides.
vitamin a...
fats or extras
Enzyme
Trypsin
6. A nutrient needed in large amounts (protein - carbohydrate - lipid)
Macronutrient
High Biological Value
Vitamin C
potassium
7. Vitamin supplied by breads and grains
potassium
analogous
Vitamin B
vitamin c
8. This vitamin helps you have a healthy nervous system
Malnutrition
Vitamin B
Very slow
Conjugated Protein
9. 250g
1 cup butter
Carbohydrates
town home
Vitamin C
10. Built in a factory and installed at a specific site
manufactured home
1 teaspoon
Vitamin B
Carbohydrates
11. Chemical reaction when 2 amino acids join together with the elimination of water. Amino group of one amino acid combines with the carboxyl group of another amino acid.
Condensation Reaction
calcium
Minerals: Types
Pepsin
12. Bananas - orange juice - and tomatoes are great sources of this nutrient
proteins
texture
potassium
Carbohydrates: Types
13. Contrast; opposite colors
complementary
vitamin d
Polypeptide
magnesium
14. 9-11 servings daily
breads and grains
Very slow
1 tablespoon
1 teaspoon
15. Helps body fight infection - helps wounds heal - helps keep gums healthy citrus fruits - berries - melon
Vitamin a...
vitamin c
potassium
Fats: Description
16. 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
1 cup grated cheese
calcium
Supplementary Value/ Complementary Value
Fats: Types
17. This nutrient group helps you have healthy blood pressure
Supplementary Value/ Complementary Value
iron
1 tablespoon flour
protein
18. A lack of a substance / nutrient. It can lead to illness.
vitamin c
Deficiency
Very Hot
protein
19. 125g
1/4 teaspoon
Nutrient
1 cup sifted flour
Marasmus
20. Protein found in wheat - gives elasticity to foods e.g bread (Coeliacs are allergic to it)
Gluten
iron
proteins
Vitamins: Types
21. A link formed during the condensation reaction when the amino group of one amino acid chemically combines with the carboxyl group of another amino acid with the loss of water molecule.
vitamin c
Peptide Link / Peptide Bond
Gel
Polypeptide
22. 10g
Peptide Link / Peptide Bond
1 tablespoon flour
Vitamin B
Denaturation
23. 1.25mL
Water: Types
osteoporosis
1/4 teaspoon
Vitamins: Types
24. The nutrient that helps regulate fluid balance
Vitamin D
Slow
line
electrolyte
25. Meat - Fish - Chicken - Milk - Cheese - Eggs - Soya beans
Fats: Types
Vitamin a...
Protein: Types
texture
26. Helps have healthy gums and teeth <3
calcium
Denaturation
Fats: Description
Marasmus
27. 125g
1 cup grated cheese
Low Biological Value Protein
custom homes
Moderate Hot
28. An enzyme made in the ileum which breaks peptides into amino acids.
Pepsidase
monochromatic
space
Very Hot
29. Vegetables are a great source of this
Maillard Reaction
Vitamin a...
Coagulation
chaos
30. 20mL
nutrients
1 tablespoon
fiber
Coagulation
31. Protein deficiency - causes dermatitis - retarded growth and a pot belly. Common is 3rd World.
Condensation Reaction
Kwashiokor
Macronutrient
1/4 teaspoon
32. Curved
calcium
Trypsin
breads and grains
relaxation
33. Provides heat and energy - satify hunger - provides padding around heart and kidneys.
calcium
Derived Protein
Polypeptide
Fats: Description
34. 150
1 teaspoon
Pepsidase
Hydrolysis
Slow
35. 2.5mL
fats or extras
1/2 teaspoon
monochromatic
1 cup grated cheese
36. The nutrient group that supplies us with energy
Trypsin
iron
Carbohydrates
Coagulation
37. 120
1/2 teaspoon
Very slow
Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR)
fats or extras
38. Amino acids that cannot be made in the body and must be obtained from food.
Essential Amino Acid
Protein: Types
Deamination
1 cup butter
39. Good sources of this vitamin are oranges - kiwi - and grapefruit
custom homes
1/4 teaspoon
Vitamin C
saturated fats
40. 20g
Essential Amino Acid
1 tablespoon butter
Minerals: Types
vitamin c
41. Foods from the extras group are usually high
chaos
Biological Value
sugar and fats
Slow
42. Substances that are important for the body's growth and care
relaxation
nutrients
Vitamin B
1 tablespoon
43. Helps regulate body fluids - helps muscles like the heart function orange juice - bananas
potassium
osteoporosis
Recommended Dietary Allowance (RDA)
water
44. Protein are formed as a result of chemical or enzymic action on the protein.
iron
Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR)
Deamination
Derived Protein
45. The process of breaking down food into a form the body can use
relaxation
magnesium
digestion
Low Biological Value Protein
46. The nutrient that helps carry nutrients throughout the body - helps regulate body temperature - and digest food
Very Hot
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iron
water
47. The building blocks that make up proteins - Smallest part of a protein
Derived Protein
magnesium
Vitamin C
amino acids
48. A in butter. B in wholegrain and cereals. C in citrus fruits. D in butter.
Vitamins: Types
1 cup butter
Polypeptide
Water: Description
49. Healthiest oil to cook with
olive oil
1 cup grated cheese
Moderate Hot
vitamin d
50. 5mL
Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR)
tract home
1/4 teaspoon
1 teaspoon