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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Your body needs this vitamin to absorb calcium
Moderate
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1 tablespoon
Vitamin D
2. 125g
Vitamins: Description
1 cup sifted flour
Coagulation
calcium
3. 5mL
potassium
saturated fats
1 teaspoon
1 tablespoon flour
4. The grain that has the highest amount of protein
Vitamin C
amino acids
oats
vitamin a...
5. Foods from the extras group are usually high
sugar and fats
Malnutrition
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Conjugated Protein
6. The process of breaking down food into a form the body can use
1 cup sifted flour
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digestion
Minerals: Types
7. Colour change which occurs when amino acids and sugar are exposed to dry heat. Also known as non-enzymic browning.
Carbohydrates: Types
Source
Maillard Reaction
Vitamins: Description
8. Similar to a duplex - but three or more units share one family pays rent
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Slow
Very Hot
Vitamin D
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.
Recommended Dietary Allowance (RDA)
Deamination
breads and grains
relaxation
10. 250g
saturated fats
Nutrient
1 cup white sugar
Water: Types
11. Lack of adequate nutrition - result of lack of nutrition or unbalanced diet.
Malnutrition
Gluten
1 teaspoon
1 cup butter
12. Formed when a number of amino acids join together due to the formation of peptide links.
Vitamin C
Polypeptide
Marasmus
Very slow
13. Bananas - orange juice - and tomatoes are great sources of this nutrient
1 tablespoon butter
fats or extras
potassium
Meat or Protein
14. Severe protein deficiency resulting in thin limbs - sunken face and pot belly. Occurs in 3rd World countries.
Marasmus
fats or extras
Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR)
fiber
15. Meat - Fish - Chicken - Milk - Cheese - Eggs - Soya beans
Protein: Types
thiamine
1 cup butter
Maillard Reaction
16. Protein are formed as a result of chemical or enzymic action on the protein.
Macronutrient
Derived Protein
Biological Function
Vitamin a...
17. Builds new cells - muscles - hair - repairs tissue - supplies heat and energy if necessary.
Kwashiokor
Protein: Description
Deamination
Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR)
18. The building blocks that make up proteins - Smallest part of a protein
Gel
amino acids
iron
Deamination
19. 1.25mL
Macronutrient
line
1/4 teaspoon
Vitamins: Types
20. Low fat milk - non fat yogurt - and lite sour cream are low in this nutrient
1 cup white sugar
saturated fats
fiber
Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR)
21. Keeps bowels regular
tract home
minerals
fiber
Denaturation
22. Fruit juices - tea - coffee - milk - soups - fruit - vegtables.
Water: Types
analogous
Vitamin C
Enzyme
23. Cookie cutter house in master planned community - all have similar floor plans
potassium
tract home
Malnutrition
Kwashiokor
24. Healthiest oil to cook with
1 cup icing sugar
Fats: Description
Pepsidase
olive oil
25. Help the body build and repair and maintain tissues and body cells
Very Hot
proteins
Vitamin C
Condensation Reaction
26. A lack of a substance / nutrient. It can lead to illness.
Deficiency
Vitamin C
Gluten
Minerals: Description
27. 2.5mL
Essential Amino Acid
calcium
space
1/2 teaspoon
28. Help keep the nervous system healthy - promotes growth - appetite and digestion whole grain and enriched breads and cereals - pork - organ meats - dry beans - peas
Malnutrition
thiamine
Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR)
Source
29. Vegetables are a great source of this
Minerals: Description
Meat or Protein
oats
Vitamin a...
30. Keeps the body healthy protecting it from diseases such as scurvy (Vit. C) and rickets (Vit. D).
thiamine
Malnutrition
Vitamins: Description
Kwashiokor
31. An enzyme made in the pancreas that travels to the duodenum and breaks peptones into peptides.
digestion
Trypsin
breads and grains
Very Hot
32. 20mL
calcium
saturated fats
iron
1 tablespoon
33. Substances that are important for the body's growth and care
monochromatic
water
nutrients
iron
34. Should be eaten sparingly
High Biological Value
apartment home
magnesium
fats or extras
35. Iron in eggs - calcium in milk - Iodine in fish - variety in fruit and vegtables.
Coagulation
Macronutrient
Minerals: Types
Vitamin a...
36. Eggs belong in this food group
iron
manufactured home
Vitamin D
Meat or Protein
37. Helps have healthy gums and teeth <3
calcium
1 cup sifted flour
1 tablespoon
Carbohydrates
38. Helps blood carry oxygen - helps cells use oxygen meat - liver - eggs - dry beans - spinach
Polypeptide
Conjugated Protein
line
iron
39. Helps regulate body fluids - helps muscles like the heart function orange juice - bananas
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Trypsin
potassium
Biological Value
40. Outline of an object
line
potassium
height
1 cup white sugar
41. 190
Moderate Hot
Denaturation
calcium
Biological Value
42. A nutrient needed in large amounts (protein - carbohydrate - lipid)
calcium
Water: Types
Source
Macronutrient
43. One hue
Minerals: Types
Carbohydrates: Types
Maillard Reaction
monochromatic
44. Provides heat and energy - satify hunger - provides padding around heart and kidneys.
Fats: Description
Denaturation
analogous
osteoporosis
45. Butter - Margarine - Oil - Cream
Marasmus
cholesterol
Fats: Types
height
46. A condition in which the bones gradually lose their mineral intake and become weak and brittle
Protein: Description
water
Rennin
osteoporosis
47. 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.
Conjugated Protein
Peptide Link / Peptide Bond
Pepsin
Gel
48. This vitamin helps you have a healthy nervous system
Gluten
Vitamin C
Vitamin B
Denaturation
49. Where a food is missing one or more of the essential amino acids. They are usually plant foods.
Supplementary Value/ Complementary Value
Low Biological Value Protein
Carbohydrates
vitamin d
50. Good sources of this vitamin are oranges - kiwi - and grapefruit
Vitamins: Types
Recommended Dietary Allowance (RDA)
Vitamin C
fiber