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1. Outline of an object
line
Kwashiokor
Polypeptide
nutrients
2. Where a food is missing one or more of the essential amino acids. They are usually plant foods.
Hydrolysis
1 cup white sugar
Low Biological Value Protein
Rennin
3. 180
Hydrolysis
Moderate
Essential Amino Acid
Supplementary Value/ Complementary Value
4. 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.
Enzyme
Carbohydrates: Description
calcium
Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR)
5. Irreversible reaction - unfolding of the protein chain - caused by HEAT - ADDITION OF ACID & MECHANICAL ACTION.
town home
Denaturation
osteoporosis
tract home
6. 9-11 servings daily
Water: Description
thiamine
amino acids
breads and grains
7. Similar to a duplex - but three or more units share one family pays rent
Kwashiokor
electrolyte
apartment home
1 tablespoon flour
8. Helps your body fight infection and helps cuts heal
Rennin
olive oil
Vitamin C
Coagulation
9. 1.25mL
Minerals: Types
height
1/4 teaspoon
breads and grains
10. Help keep the nervous system healthy - promotes growth - appetite and digestion whole grain and enriched breads and cereals - pork - organ meats - dry beans - peas
fats or extras
Very slow
1/4 teaspoon
thiamine
11. A condition in which the bones gradually lose their mineral intake and become weak and brittle
Biological Function
osteoporosis
space
Very slow
12. Helps have healthy gums and teeth <3
texture
manufactured home
calcium
Very Hot
13. 2.5mL
complementary
Vitamins: Description
1/2 teaspoon
Enzyme
14. 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.
Very slow
apartment home
High Biological Value
Moderate Hot
15. Globular proteins linked with other non-protein molecules.
saturated fats
Moderate Hot
Conjugated Protein
oats
16. Provides heat and energy - satify hunger - provides padding around heart and kidneys.
olive oil
1 cup grated cheese
vitamin a...
Fats: Description
17. Dark - leafy vegetables and orange vegetables are good sources of this vitamin
Vitamin a...
oats
Gluten
Enzyme
18. Helps body fight infection - helps wounds heal - helps keep gums healthy citrus fruits - berries - melon
vitamin c
Biological Function
Moderate
electrolyte
19. Vitamin supplied by breads and grains
Gel
Vitamin a...
Vitamin B
1/2 teaspoon
20. The function / job of a nutrient in the body.
Biological Function
Pepsin
sugar and fats
Carbohydrates: Types
21. When 2 or more amino acids break apart due to the addition of a water molecule which splits the peptide link. This happen during digestion.
Hydrolysis
Marasmus
Essential Amino Acid
water
22. 150
Slow
width
potassium
minerals
23. Vegetables are a great source of this
Marasmus
1 teaspoon
Vitamin a...
Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR)
24. Regulates body temperature - gets rid of waste via kidneys in urine - carries nutrients in blood.
Water: Description
Vitamin D
Polypeptide
1 cup butter
25. One hue
Deamination
monochromatic
breads and grains
1 tablespoon
26. Plant material bodies cannot digest
Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR)
analogous
fiber
Pepsidase
27. A waxy substance that is a part of every cell of your body and intake should be low
Low Biological Value Protein
1 tablespoon
thiamine
cholesterol
28. The building blocks that make up proteins - Smallest part of a protein
calcium
texture
amino acids
1 cup butter
29. Your body needs this vitamin to absorb calcium
Denaturation
Nutrient
Vitamin D
1 teaspoon
30. Diagonal
Moderate
vitamin a...
electrolyte
chaos
31. Iron in eggs - calcium in milk - Iodine in fish - variety in fruit and vegtables.
vitamin a...
Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR)
Minerals: Types
magnesium
32. Provides heat and energy in sugars and starches and fibre prevents constipation for healthy bowels.
Vitamins: Types
Vitamin C
Carbohydrates: Description
custom homes
33. 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.
Enzyme
iron
1 cup sifted flour
Deamination
34. The food that the nutrient is found in.
Supplementary Value/ Complementary Value
Source
Peptide Link / Peptide Bond
Gel
35. 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
Supplementary Value/ Complementary Value
Carbohydrates
potassium
Essential Amino Acid
36. Foods from the extras group are usually high
sugar and fats
Deficiency
Marasmus
Protein: Description
37. 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 tablespoon butter
calcium
Water: Description
minerals
38. Helps blood carry oxygen - helps cells use oxygen meat - liver - eggs - dry beans - spinach
oats
Vitamin D
1 cup white sugar
iron
39. Protein are formed as a result of chemical or enzymic action on the protein.
Derived Protein
thiamine
1 cup white sugar
Carbohydrates
40. 250g
1 cup butter
Hot
calcium
Moderate Hot
41. Amount of each nutrient that is needed to to meet a persons nutritional requirements.
texture
Slow
Recommended Dietary Allowance (RDA)
vitamin d
42. Measure of protein quality - number of essential amino acids a food contains - High Biological Value (HBV) Low Biological Value (LBV)
space
Biological Value
calcium
Vitamin B
43. Built in a factory and installed at a specific site
1 cup sifted flour
manufactured home
olive oil
tract home
44. Built to a persons specifications
custom homes
Recommended Dietary Allowance (RDA)
Hot
Protein: Types
45. Severe protein deficiency resulting in thin limbs - sunken face and pot belly. Occurs in 3rd World countries.
Recommended Dietary Allowance (RDA)
vitamin d
Marasmus
nutrients
46. The nutrient that helps regulate fluid balance
Enzyme
Minerals: Description
electrolyte
1 cup sifted flour
47. A nutrient needed in large amounts (protein - carbohydrate - lipid)
Macronutrient
manufactured home
1 tablespoon butter
minerals
48. Helps muscles contract - helps produce energy - helps regulate many body functions nuts - peanut butter
magnesium
Protein: Types
1 tablespoon butter
Hot
49. Bananas - orange juice - and tomatoes are great sources of this nutrient
1 tablespoon flour
calcium
potassium
Kwashiokor
50. Cookie cutter house in master planned community - all have similar floor plans
Source
tract home
analogous
1 cup butter
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