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Subject
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literacy
Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Colour change which occurs when amino acids and sugar are exposed to dry heat. Also known as non-enzymic browning.
Maillard Reaction
Fats: Types
olive oil
fats or extras
2. 230 - 250
Very Hot
Deamination
vitamin d
Biological Function
3. Keeps the body healthy protecting it from diseases such as scurvy (Vit. C) and rickets (Vit. D).
1 tablespoon
Pepsin
Vitamins: Description
1 tablespoon flour
4. This nutrient group helps you have healthy blood pressure
Source
Carbohydrates: Types
iron
electrolyte
5. 180
relaxation
Vitamin C
texture
Moderate
6. Helps regulate body fluids - helps muscles like the heart function orange juice - bananas
Carbohydrates: Types
breads and grains
potassium
calcium
7. 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
Hot
Supplementary Value/ Complementary Value
potassium
minerals
8. The function / job of a nutrient in the body.
protein
fats or extras
Biological Function
Slow
9. A waxy substance that is a part of every cell of your body and intake should be low
cholesterol
Denaturation
Condensation Reaction
chaos
10. 200
fiber
saturated fats
fats or extras
Hot
11. Measure of protein quality - number of essential amino acids a food contains - High Biological Value (HBV) Low Biological Value (LBV)
fiber
Biological Value
Fats: Types
Marasmus
12. Builds up bone mass and prevents osteoporosis
potassium
calcium
protein
Vitamins: Description
13. The food that the nutrient is found in.
Source
nutrients
Gel
chaos
14. The 3 dimensional space to be designed
fiber
space
1 cup butter
proteins
15. The process of breaking down food into a form the body can use
Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR)
Essential Amino Acid
digestion
breads and grains
16. Chemical substances that are needed in the body for correct functioning
breads and grains
manufactured home
Nutrient
line
17. Foods from the extras group are usually high
vitamin a...
Vitamin C
sugar and fats
Deficiency
18. Vegetables are a great source of this
saturated fats
custom homes
water
Vitamin a...
19. Globular proteins linked with other non-protein molecules.
Conjugated Protein
Hydrolysis
1 cup white sugar
1 cup grated cheese
20. 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)
saturated fats
Minerals: Types
manufactured home
21. Denaturing a protein (liquid to a solid) e.g. cooking an egg
Vitamin a...
width
Coagulation
Moderate
22. The nutrient group that supplies us with energy
Carbohydrates
apartment home
Deamination
proteins
23. 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.
Deamination
Slow
1 cup grated cheese
iron
24. Built in a factory and installed at a specific site
electrolyte
manufactured home
Derived Protein
water
25. Catalyst that speeds up or slows down a reaction without being used up itself.
Enzyme
analogous
protein
town home
26. Low fat milk - non fat yogurt - and lite sour cream are low in this nutrient
High Biological Value
1 cup sifted flour
saturated fats
Hydrolysis
27. Iron for healthy blood - calcium for healthy bones - iodine for proper functioning of thyroid gland.
Essential Amino Acid
Minerals: Description
Carbohydrates: Types
1 cup white sugar
28. Sugar in ripe fruit - starch in cereals - fibre in bran and celery.
amino acids
Kwashiokor
manufactured home
Carbohydrates: Types
29. 90 degrees of each other
Slow
analogous
chaos
minerals
30. Builds new cells - muscles - hair - repairs tissue - supplies heat and energy if necessary.
Vitamins: Types
vitamin d
Protein: Description
Kwashiokor
31. Regulates body temperature - gets rid of waste via kidneys in urine - carries nutrients in blood.
iron
Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR)
Essential Amino Acid
Water: Description
32. One hue
fats or extras
Biological Value
osteoporosis
monochromatic
33. Should be eaten sparingly
fats or extras
Condensation Reaction
chaos
Slow
34. A condition in which the bones gradually lose their mineral intake and become weak and brittle
calcium
calcium
calcium
osteoporosis
35. Helps your body fight infection and helps cuts heal
vitamin a...
breads and grains
Meat or Protein
Vitamin C
36. Vitamin supplied by breads and grains
Fats: Types
Source
Vitamin B
vitamin d
37. 120
1/2 teaspoon
proteins
1 cup icing sugar
Very slow
38. An enzyme made in the ileum which breaks peptides into amino acids.
Pepsidase
Kwashiokor
1 tablespoon butter
minerals
39. Plant material bodies cannot digest
olive oil
Enzyme
Minerals: Description
fiber
40. 9-11 servings daily
line
breads and grains
1/4 teaspoon
Derived Protein
41. 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.
texture
1 cup white sugar
Peptide Link / Peptide Bond
vitamin a...
42. 2.5mL
Hydrolysis
1/2 teaspoon
calcium
manufactured home
43. 125g
1 cup grated cheese
iron
minerals
line
44. Help keep the nervous system healthy - promotes growth - appetite and digestion whole grain and enriched breads and cereals - pork - organ meats - dry beans - peas
apartment home
Denaturation
Pepsidase
thiamine
45. Horizontal
vitamin a...
digestion
Macronutrient
width
46. Iron in eggs - calcium in milk - Iodine in fish - variety in fruit and vegtables.
analogous
Minerals: Types
Protein: Types
cholesterol
47. Gives you healthy skin and eyes
Vitamin C
vitamin c
oats
vitamin a...
48. Your body needs this vitamin to absorb calcium
Protein: Types
Vitamin D
Supplementary Value/ Complementary Value
potassium
49. The building blocks that make up proteins - Smallest part of a protein
amino acids
Moderate
iron
1 tablespoon butter
50. The grain that has the highest amount of protein
1 teaspoon
Vitamin B
oats
Condensation Reaction