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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Should be eaten sparingly
Essential Amino Acid
calcium
fats or extras
amino acids
2. Good sources of this vitamin are oranges - kiwi - and grapefruit
Supplementary Value/ Complementary Value
Vitamin C
Very slow
Fats: Types
3. Chemical substances that are needed in the body for correct functioning
Nutrient
Very slow
proteins
Fats: Description
4. Enzyme made in the stomach which breaks caesinogen into caesin.
Rennin
1 cup icing sugar
amino acids
Vitamins: Description
5. 150
Slow
iron
complementary
Carbohydrates: Description
6. Cookie cutter house in master planned community - all have similar floor plans
1 cup icing sugar
Water: Types
tract home
Vitamin a...
7. One hue
custom homes
fiber
monochromatic
breads and grains
8. Built in a factory and installed at a specific site
olive oil
manufactured home
Vitamins: Types
Conjugated Protein
9. 125g
iron
monochromatic
1 tablespoon
1 cup sifted flour
10. 190
Essential Amino Acid
Hydrolysis
Moderate Hot
Vitamin D
11. 9-11 servings daily
breads and grains
1 cup butter
magnesium
osteoporosis
12. 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
Coagulation
Minerals: Types
Deamination
13. 200
Macronutrient
Hot
Slow
1 cup grated cheese
14. 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
calcium
amino acids
saturated fats
Nutrient
15. Low fat milk - non fat yogurt - and lite sour cream are low in this nutrient
1 cup white sugar
saturated fats
Fats: Types
sugar and fats
16. 1.25mL
Coagulation
analogous
1/4 teaspoon
protein
17. An enzyme made in the ileum which breaks peptides into amino acids.
1 tablespoon flour
fiber
Pepsidase
vitamin a...
18. Sugar in ripe fruit - starch in cereals - fibre in bran and celery.
Peptide Link / Peptide Bond
Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR)
Carbohydrates: Types
saturated fats
19. Builds up bone mass and prevents osteoporosis
Carbohydrates: Types
High Biological Value
calcium
minerals
20. The food that the nutrient is found in.
potassium
Condensation Reaction
1/2 teaspoon
Source
21. 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
Minerals: Types
electrolyte
Supplementary Value/ Complementary Value
Vitamin a...
22. Provides heat and energy - satify hunger - provides padding around heart and kidneys.
analogous
Hydrolysis
Fats: Description
1 tablespoon
23. Help keep the nervous system healthy - promotes growth - appetite and digestion whole grain and enriched breads and cereals - pork - organ meats - dry beans - peas
thiamine
Vitamin B
Carbohydrates: Description
Water: Types
24. Vertical
1 teaspoon
height
texture
line
25. Diagonal
Protein: Types
Kwashiokor
chaos
calcium
26. A waxy substance that is a part of every cell of your body and intake should be low
Water: Types
potassium
osteoporosis
cholesterol
27. 2.5mL
Carbohydrates
1/2 teaspoon
Gel
1 teaspoon
28. Describes the way an object surface looks and feels
Protein: Types
Fats: Types
texture
calcium
29. Where a food is missing one or more of the essential amino acids. They are usually plant foods.
Denaturation
nutrients
cholesterol
Low Biological Value Protein
30. Outline of an object
Moderate
Macronutrient
complementary
line
31. Dark - leafy vegetables and orange vegetables are good sources of this vitamin
Vitamin a...
custom homes
Protein: Types
Vitamin B
32. Works with calcium to build strong bones and teeth milk
vitamin d
minerals
Carbohydrates
Source
33. 120
proteins
magnesium
Very slow
Water: Types
34. Provides heat and energy in sugars and starches and fibre prevents constipation for healthy bowels.
Fats: Description
vitamin a...
height
Carbohydrates: Description
35. Helps eyes adjust to darkness - protects lining of throat - nose and mouth and other organs from infection eggs - dark green veggies - deep yellow veggies and fruits
Moderate Hot
water
vitamin a...
Gluten
36. Severe protein deficiency resulting in thin limbs - sunken face and pot belly. Occurs in 3rd World countries.
Gel
Carbohydrates: Description
Biological Function
Marasmus
37. Measure of protein quality - number of essential amino acids a food contains - High Biological Value (HBV) Low Biological Value (LBV)
1 cup icing sugar
Conjugated Protein
Biological Value
sugar and fats
38. Gives you healthy skin and eyes
Fats: Description
proteins
manufactured home
vitamin a...
39. 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 D
1 cup grated cheese
Deamination
cholesterol
40. A nutrient needed in large amounts (protein - carbohydrate - lipid)
Macronutrient
cholesterol
Meat or Protein
Coagulation
41. Helps muscles contract - helps produce energy - helps regulate many body functions nuts - peanut butter
Protein: Description
potassium
height
magnesium
42. Keeps the body healthy protecting it from diseases such as scurvy (Vit. C) and rickets (Vit. D).
line
Vitamins: Description
Biological Value
height
43. Vitamin supplied by breads and grains
analogous
Meat or Protein
Vitamin B
Rennin
44. Elements needed in small amounts for sturdy bones and teeth - healthy blood - and regular elimination of wastes
Protein: Description
width
minerals
cholesterol
45. Keeps bowels regular
1 teaspoon
Very slow
tract home
fiber
46. 20mL
1 cup butter
1 tablespoon
height
Nutrient
47. 230 - 250
Very Hot
potassium
1/2 teaspoon
Deficiency
48. Formed when a number of amino acids join together due to the formation of peptide links.
water
1 tablespoon
Fats: Description
Polypeptide
49. Vegetables are a great source of this
Moderate
Vitamin a...
Biological Value
Hydrolysis
50. Helps your body fight infection and helps cuts heal
apartment home
calcium
vitamin a...
Vitamin C