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1. Helps body fight infection - helps wounds heal - helps keep gums healthy citrus fruits - berries - melon
vitamin c
Moderate
Water: Description
Biological Function
2. Vegetables are a great source of this
High Biological Value
Vitamin a...
height
osteoporosis
3. Sugar in ripe fruit - starch in cereals - fibre in bran and celery.
Water: Types
sugar and fats
width
Carbohydrates: Types
4. Formed when a number of amino acids join together due to the formation of peptide links.
Polypeptide
fiber
1 tablespoon flour
calcium
5. 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.
Vitamin a...
Deamination
vitamin d
water
6. Catalyst that speeds up or slows down a reaction without being used up itself.
Fats: Description
Enzyme
Fats: Types
height
7. Dark - leafy vegetables and orange vegetables are good sources of this vitamin
Carbohydrates
Vitamin a...
iron
Very Hot
8. 150
1 tablespoon flour
saturated fats
Slow
Condensation Reaction
9. Curved
Rennin
relaxation
sugar and fats
1 cup sifted flour
10. A waxy substance that is a part of every cell of your body and intake should be low
cholesterol
Water: Types
Source
height
11. Denaturing a protein (liquid to a solid) e.g. cooking an egg
Coagulation
width
Pepsidase
Very Hot
12. 20g
1 tablespoon
1 tablespoon butter
space
1/4 teaspoon
13. Protein deficiency - causes dermatitis - retarded growth and a pot belly. Common is 3rd World.
Kwashiokor
Vitamins: Description
electrolyte
Fats: Description
14. 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
sugar and fats
town home
Supplementary Value/ Complementary Value
vitamin c
15. Elements needed in small amounts for sturdy bones and teeth - healthy blood - and regular elimination of wastes
apartment home
Macronutrient
minerals
oats
16. Should be eaten sparingly
Water: Description
Malnutrition
fats or extras
monochromatic
17. House built in rows and attached to one another at the side wall
Rennin
Maillard Reaction
town home
Pepsin
18. An enzyme made in the pancreas that travels to the duodenum and breaks peptones into peptides.
Deamination
Source
vitamin a...
Trypsin
19. Eggs belong in this food group
1 tablespoon flour
osteoporosis
Meat or Protein
High Biological Value
20. Builds up bone mass and prevents osteoporosis
calcium
water
Maillard Reaction
nutrients
21. Where a food is missing one or more of the essential amino acids. They are usually plant foods.
proteins
Malnutrition
Moderate
Low Biological Value Protein
22. 250g
relaxation
1 cup white sugar
Conjugated Protein
complementary
23. 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.
Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR)
vitamin c
magnesium
Meat or Protein
24. 125g
magnesium
1 cup sifted flour
Derived Protein
fiber
25. 2.5mL
1/2 teaspoon
town home
Slow
analogous
26. 5mL
Peptide Link / Peptide Bond
complementary
1 tablespoon
1 teaspoon
27. Meat - Fish - Chicken - Milk - Cheese - Eggs - Soya beans
Supplementary Value/ Complementary Value
Malnutrition
Protein: Types
proteins
28. Vertical
height
apartment home
Rennin
vitamin a...
29. Good sources of this vitamin are oranges - kiwi - and grapefruit
oats
1 tablespoon
Vitamin C
Carbohydrates: Types
30. The food that the nutrient is found in.
Marasmus
Pepsidase
Source
protein
31. Built in a factory and installed at a specific site
Vitamin B
1 tablespoon
manufactured home
digestion
32. 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.
1 tablespoon
Condensation Reaction
Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR)
Hot
33. Built to a persons specifications
custom homes
Vitamin D
1 cup grated cheese
Rennin
34. Butter - Margarine - Oil - Cream
oats
custom homes
iron
Fats: Types
35. Substances that are important for the body's growth and care
nutrients
Hot
Polypeptide
Slow
36. 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
1 cup sifted flour
proteins
Maillard Reaction
37. Fruit juices - tea - coffee - milk - soups - fruit - vegtables.
1 tablespoon butter
Biological Function
complementary
Water: Types
38. Helps blood carry oxygen - helps cells use oxygen meat - liver - eggs - dry beans - spinach
1 cup white sugar
texture
iron
monochromatic
39. The building blocks that make up proteins - Smallest part of a protein
Recommended Dietary Allowance (RDA)
Moderate Hot
saturated fats
amino acids
40. 1.25mL
Pepsidase
Vitamin D
vitamin a...
1/4 teaspoon
41. Help the body build and repair and maintain tissues and body cells
Pepsin
proteins
Conjugated Protein
Peptide Link / Peptide Bond
42. Globular proteins linked with other non-protein molecules.
electrolyte
Biological Function
Enzyme
Conjugated Protein
43. Vitamin supplied by breads and grains
water
fats or extras
amino acids
Vitamin B
44. Keeps bowels regular
Rennin
Kwashiokor
Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR)
fiber
45. 190
Moderate Hot
Hot
Trypsin
Recommended Dietary Allowance (RDA)
46. Enzyme made in the stomach which breaks caesinogen into caesin.
apartment home
electrolyte
Moderate
Rennin
47. Low fat milk - non fat yogurt - and lite sour cream are low in this nutrient
Enzyme
width
saturated fats
1 teaspoon
48. This nutrient group helps you have healthy blood pressure
Gluten
space
iron
Rennin
49. Horizontal
width
Macronutrient
amino acids
thiamine
50. 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
Very Hot
fats or extras
vitamin c
vitamin a...
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