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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 150
1 cup sifted flour
Slow
1 tablespoon butter
breads and grains
2. 20g
Fats: Description
1 tablespoon
Protein: Description
Vitamin a...
3. Where a food is missing one or more of the essential amino acids. They are usually plant foods.
manufactured home
Carbohydrates
Protein: Description
Low Biological Value Protein
4. Bananas - orange juice - and tomatoes are great sources of this nutrient
Vitamin C
potassium
Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR)
relaxation
5. Meat - Fish - Chicken - Milk - Cheese - Eggs - Soya beans
town home
osteoporosis
electrolyte
Protein: Types
6. Eggs belong in this food group
Macronutrient
fiber
calcium
Meat or Protein
7. Iron in eggs - calcium in milk - Iodine in fish - variety in fruit and vegtables.
Minerals: Types
Very slow
Hydrolysis
Macronutrient
8. Helps blood carry oxygen - helps cells use oxygen meat - liver - eggs - dry beans - spinach
iron
height
fiber
Nutrient
9. 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 B
Deamination
Minerals: Description
Pepsin
10. 250g
potassium
water
1 cup white sugar
potassium
11. Sugar in ripe fruit - starch in cereals - fibre in bran and celery.
line
Vitamin B
Protein: Types
Carbohydrates: Types
12. Elements needed in small amounts for sturdy bones and teeth - healthy blood - and regular elimination of wastes
electrolyte
Derived Protein
minerals
monochromatic
13. Dark - leafy vegetables and orange vegetables are good sources of this vitamin
Vitamin a...
cholesterol
Very Hot
High Biological Value
14. The nutrient group that supplies us with energy
Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR)
Carbohydrates
Fats: Types
Hot
15. Healthiest oil to cook with
Gluten
olive oil
osteoporosis
protein
16. A condition in which the bones gradually lose their mineral intake and become weak and brittle
Nutrient
Carbohydrates
Denaturation
osteoporosis
17. 2.5mL
proteins
Denaturation
1/2 teaspoon
Vitamin B
18. Help the body build and repair and maintain tissues and body cells
Water: Description
proteins
1 teaspoon
Low Biological Value Protein
19. A waxy substance that is a part of every cell of your body and intake should be low
Vitamin D
Vitamins: Description
1 cup grated cheese
cholesterol
20. Irreversible reaction - unfolding of the protein chain - caused by HEAT - ADDITION OF ACID & MECHANICAL ACTION.
Biological Function
monochromatic
Denaturation
calcium
21. Good sources of this vitamin are oranges - kiwi - and grapefruit
analogous
Vitamin C
Protein: Types
Water: Description
22. Contrast; opposite colors
Vitamins: Description
complementary
minerals
Coagulation
23. Amount of each nutrient that is needed to to meet a persons nutritional requirements.
Trypsin
Meat or Protein
Deficiency
Recommended Dietary Allowance (RDA)
24. 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
osteoporosis
Protein: Types
Supplementary Value/ Complementary Value
1 cup grated cheese
25. Horizontal
oats
width
calcium
Denaturation
26. Curved
digestion
relaxation
Protein: Description
Pepsin
27. A in butter. B in wholegrain and cereals. C in citrus fruits. D in butter.
magnesium
Vitamins: Types
oats
analogous
28. 190
Vitamin B
1 tablespoon
Moderate Hot
height
29. Substances that are important for the body's growth and care
water
nutrients
calcium
Essential Amino Acid
30. An enzyme made in the stomach which breaks protein into peptones.
Pepsin
Carbohydrates: Description
Vitamin C
cholesterol
31. Protein deficiency - causes dermatitis - retarded growth and a pot belly. Common is 3rd World.
monochromatic
Kwashiokor
minerals
1 tablespoon
32. Describes the way an object surface looks and feels
Pepsidase
relaxation
texture
potassium
33. This nutrient group helps you have healthy blood pressure
1 tablespoon butter
iron
saturated fats
Supplementary Value/ Complementary Value
34. A nutrient needed in large amounts (protein - carbohydrate - lipid)
electrolyte
Moderate Hot
Macronutrient
Essential Amino Acid
35. 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
olive oil
Moderate
Carbohydrates: Types
calcium
36. Should be eaten sparingly
Slow
calcium
1 cup white sugar
fats or extras
37. Colour change which occurs when amino acids and sugar are exposed to dry heat. Also known as non-enzymic browning.
fiber
electrolyte
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Maillard Reaction
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
Low Biological Value Protein
thiamine
High Biological Value
Deamination
39. 200
Hot
sugar and fats
osteoporosis
Coagulation
40. Similar to a duplex - but three or more units share one family pays rent
width
Carbohydrates: Types
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1 cup white sugar
41. Builds new cells - muscles - hair - repairs tissue - supplies heat and energy if necessary.
Nutrient
vitamin c
Protein: Description
Marasmus
42. 20g
Gel
Moderate Hot
1 cup icing sugar
1 tablespoon butter
43. Outline of an object
Vitamins: Types
Hot
line
1 tablespoon flour
44. Vertical
Rennin
potassium
height
Vitamin a...
45. Helps regulate body fluids - helps muscles like the heart function orange juice - bananas
Very slow
vitamin d
cholesterol
potassium
46. Helps your body fight infection and helps cuts heal
1 tablespoon
Biological Function
Vitamin C
Macronutrient
47. Globular proteins linked with other non-protein molecules.
Malnutrition
monochromatic
Conjugated Protein
Moderate
48. Fruit juices - tea - coffee - milk - soups - fruit - vegtables.
Water: Types
magnesium
Minerals: Types
vitamin a...
49. Works with calcium to build strong bones and teeth milk
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vitamin a...
Polypeptide
vitamin d
50. An enzyme made in the pancreas that travels to the duodenum and breaks peptones into peptides.
thiamine
Water: Description
Trypsin
height