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Subject
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literacy
Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 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 cup grated cheese
Very slow
High Biological Value
sugar and fats
2. 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 teaspoon
calcium
Vitamin D
digestion
3. Iron for healthy blood - calcium for healthy bones - iodine for proper functioning of thyroid gland.
Very Hot
Minerals: Description
Coagulation
Recommended Dietary Allowance (RDA)
4. The building blocks that make up proteins - Smallest part of a protein
oats
amino acids
iron
Nutrient
5. 190
Biological Function
Moderate Hot
relaxation
vitamin c
6. 2.5mL
fats or extras
Pepsidase
Carbohydrates: Description
1/2 teaspoon
7. Should be eaten sparingly
Biological Function
fats or extras
1 tablespoon butter
Water: Types
8. The function / job of a nutrient in the body.
thiamine
potassium
Vitamin a...
Biological Function
9. The 3 dimensional space to be designed
space
complementary
Carbohydrates: Description
analogous
10. 125g
apartment home
1 cup grated cheese
Slow
calcium
11. 150
iron
Peptide Link / Peptide Bond
iron
Slow
12. Builds up bone mass and prevents osteoporosis
1/4 teaspoon
olive oil
sugar and fats
calcium
13. Severe protein deficiency resulting in thin limbs - sunken face and pot belly. Occurs in 3rd World countries.
Vitamin a...
Denaturation
Marasmus
Fats: Types
14. 20mL
vitamin d
1 tablespoon
Conjugated Protein
Very slow
15. Substances that are important for the body's growth and care
1 cup white sugar
potassium
nutrients
oats
16. Helps blood carry oxygen - helps cells use oxygen meat - liver - eggs - dry beans - spinach
iron
Vitamin C
Protein: Types
apartment home
17. Vitamin supplied by breads and grains
Vitamin B
Malnutrition
Vitamin a...
Carbohydrates
18. 125g
1 cup grated cheese
1 cup sifted flour
Hot
1 tablespoon flour
19. 9-11 servings daily
breads and grains
Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR)
magnesium
relaxation
20. This nutrient group helps you have healthy blood pressure
1 cup sifted flour
Minerals: Types
iron
breads and grains
21. Built to a persons specifications
custom homes
relaxation
Biological Function
Biological Value
22. An enzyme made in the stomach which breaks protein into peptones.
Malnutrition
Hydrolysis
Minerals: Types
Pepsin
23. 90 degrees of each other
analogous
1 cup grated cheese
Protein: Types
height
24. Built in a factory and installed at a specific site
1/2 teaspoon
Derived Protein
manufactured home
1 cup sifted flour
25. Protein found in wheat - gives elasticity to foods e.g bread (Coeliacs are allergic to it)
vitamin a...
texture
Fats: Description
Gluten
26. An enzyme made in the pancreas that travels to the duodenum and breaks peptones into peptides.
Trypsin
1 tablespoon flour
Moderate Hot
minerals
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.
Gluten
Deamination
amino acids
saturated fats
28. Bananas - orange juice - and tomatoes are great sources of this nutrient
protein
vitamin a...
chaos
potassium
29. Foods from the extras group are usually high
fats or extras
sugar and fats
amino acids
Vitamin D
30. 200
Hot
Low Biological Value Protein
Denaturation
chaos
31. Amount of each nutrient that is needed to to meet a persons nutritional requirements.
Marasmus
osteoporosis
calcium
Recommended Dietary Allowance (RDA)
32. The process of breaking down food into a form the body can use
thiamine
amino acids
1/4 teaspoon
digestion
33. 20g
Vitamin C
width
Gel
1 tablespoon
34. Contrast; opposite colors
Derived Protein
1 tablespoon
complementary
1 cup white sugar
35. 1.25mL
Condensation Reaction
1/4 teaspoon
olive oil
Vitamin D
36. Your body needs this vitamin to absorb calcium
saturated fats
Vitamin D
space
1 tablespoon butter
37. Diagonal
Vitamin D
Supplementary Value/ Complementary Value
chaos
Biological Value
38. Irreversible reaction - unfolding of the protein chain - caused by HEAT - ADDITION OF ACID & MECHANICAL ACTION.
1 tablespoon flour
Denaturation
Supplementary Value/ Complementary Value
iron
39. Butter - Margarine - Oil - Cream
Fats: Types
sugar and fats
1 tablespoon
analogous
40. Keeps bowels regular
olive oil
fiber
Peptide Link / Peptide Bond
space
41. A in butter. B in wholegrain and cereals. C in citrus fruits. D in butter.
fats or extras
Vitamins: Types
1 cup icing sugar
Fats: Types
42. The nutrient group that supplies us with energy
vitamin a...
cholesterol
Carbohydrates
Maillard Reaction
43. 175g
1 cup icing sugar
Coagulation
Protein: Types
Moderate
44. Helps eyes adjust to darkness - protects lining of throat - nose and mouth and other organs from infection eggs - dark green veggies - deep yellow veggies and fruits
Essential Amino Acid
vitamin a...
1 cup white sugar
chaos
45. Protein deficiency - causes dermatitis - retarded growth and a pot belly. Common is 3rd World.
iron
Kwashiokor
Vitamin C
Moderate Hot
46. Keeps the body healthy protecting it from diseases such as scurvy (Vit. C) and rickets (Vit. D).
Essential Amino Acid
breads and grains
Vitamins: Description
Deficiency
47. Where a food is missing one or more of the essential amino acids. They are usually plant foods.
Low Biological Value Protein
Peptide Link / Peptide Bond
1 cup white sugar
Source
48. An enzyme made in the ileum which breaks peptides into amino acids.
Pepsidase
Fats: Description
Minerals: Types
Gel
49. The grain that has the highest amount of protein
Carbohydrates: Types
complementary
oats
Very slow
50. Elements needed in small amounts for sturdy bones and teeth - healthy blood - and regular elimination of wastes
Very Hot
Deficiency
minerals
Vitamin C