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Home Economics

Subject : literacy
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1. 2.5mL






2. Your body needs this vitamin to absorb calcium






3. Lack of adequate nutrition - result of lack of nutrition or unbalanced diet.






4. This nutrient group helps you have healthy blood pressure






5. 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.






6. Sugar in ripe fruit - starch in cereals - fibre in bran and celery.






7. A semi-solid viscous solution with a 3-D network where water molecules become trapped. Gelatine is used as a setting agent.






8. 175g






9. A in butter. B in wholegrain and cereals. C in citrus fruits. D in butter.






10. A condition in which the bones gradually lose their mineral intake and become weak and brittle






11. 10g






12. Built in a factory and installed at a specific site






13. The nutrient that helps regulate fluid balance






14. The building blocks that make up proteins - Smallest part of a protein






15. 250g






16. Describes the way an object surface looks and feels






17. An enzyme made in the pancreas that travels to the duodenum and breaks peptones into peptides.






18. Gives you healthy skin and eyes






19. Provides heat and energy in sugars and starches and fibre prevents constipation for healthy bowels.






20. The grain that has the highest amount of protein






21. Horizontal






22. The function / job of a nutrient in the body.






23. Elements needed in small amounts for sturdy bones and teeth - healthy blood - and regular elimination of wastes






24. Builds up bone mass and prevents osteoporosis






25. The process of breaking down food into a form the body can use






26. Curved






27. Low fat milk - non fat yogurt - and lite sour cream are low in this nutrient






28. 5mL






29. Help keep the nervous system healthy - promotes growth - appetite and digestion whole grain and enriched breads and cereals - pork - organ meats - dry beans - peas






30. 1.25mL






31. Irreversible reaction - unfolding of the protein chain - caused by HEAT - ADDITION OF ACID & MECHANICAL ACTION.






32. Where a food is missing one or more of the essential amino acids. They are usually plant foods.






33. This vitamin helps you have a healthy nervous system






34. Protein are formed as a result of chemical or enzymic action on the protein.






35. 250g






36. Iron for healthy blood - calcium for healthy bones - iodine for proper functioning of thyroid gland.






37. Diagonal






38. 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






39. Outline of an object






40. 125g






41. Vitamin supplied by breads and grains






42. 180






43. 20g






44. A waxy substance that is a part of every cell of your body and intake should be low






45. 20mL






46. 150






47. 200






48. Keeps the body healthy protecting it from diseases such as scurvy (Vit. C) and rickets (Vit. D).






49. 20g






50. House built in rows and attached to one another at the side wall