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literacy
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 120
iron
Very slow
calcium
Low Biological Value Protein
2. Protein are formed as a result of chemical or enzymic action on the protein.
Deamination
Coagulation
water
Derived Protein
3. Help keep the nervous system healthy - promotes growth - appetite and digestion whole grain and enriched breads and cereals - pork - organ meats - dry beans - peas
1 cup grated cheese
thiamine
saturated fats
1 cup butter
4. Amino acids that cannot be made in the body and must be obtained from food.
1 tablespoon butter
1 tablespoon
Essential Amino Acid
Pepsidase
5. A waxy substance that is a part of every cell of your body and intake should be low
manufactured home
cholesterol
Vitamins: Types
Vitamin B
6. Healthiest oil to cook with
osteoporosis
olive oil
fats or extras
Carbohydrates: Types
7. Regulates body temperature - gets rid of waste via kidneys in urine - carries nutrients in blood.
Water: Description
calcium
saturated fats
1 tablespoon
8. Sugar in ripe fruit - starch in cereals - fibre in bran and celery.
Minerals: Description
Carbohydrates: Types
Vitamin B
Vitamin a...
9. An enzyme made in the stomach which breaks protein into peptones.
Pepsin
Marasmus
Condensation Reaction
Fats: Description
10. The nutrient group that supplies us with energy
Recommended Dietary Allowance (RDA)
Carbohydrates
water
space
11. Chemical reaction when 2 amino acids join together with the elimination of water. Amino group of one amino acid combines with the carboxyl group of another amino acid.
Condensation Reaction
fiber
calcium
Coagulation
12. Protein deficiency - causes dermatitis - retarded growth and a pot belly. Common is 3rd World.
analogous
Kwashiokor
Water: Types
width
13. 20g
1 tablespoon butter
Enzyme
Vitamin C
Supplementary Value/ Complementary Value
14. Curved
relaxation
Maillard Reaction
Moderate Hot
Carbohydrates: Description
15. This vitamin helps you have a healthy nervous system
Very Hot
Water: Description
thiamine
Vitamin B
16. 20mL
Moderate
1 tablespoon
custom homes
Vitamin B
17. This nutrient group helps you have healthy blood pressure
vitamin c
1 tablespoon butter
iron
Minerals: Description
18. Outline of an object
Moderate Hot
tract home
apartment home
line
19. 150
1 cup sifted flour
Condensation Reaction
Nutrient
Slow
20. 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
Low Biological Value Protein
fiber
Deamination
Supplementary Value/ Complementary Value
21. Enzyme made in the stomach which breaks caesinogen into caesin.
olive oil
fats or extras
Essential Amino Acid
Rennin
22. A nutrient needed in large amounts (protein - carbohydrate - lipid)
calcium
1/4 teaspoon
Conjugated Protein
Macronutrient
23. Helps your body fight infection and helps cuts heal
Denaturation
Vitamin C
Pepsin
manufactured home
24. Plant material bodies cannot digest
Carbohydrates
Vitamin C
fiber
manufactured home
25. The building blocks that make up proteins - Smallest part of a protein
amino acids
iron
vitamin a...
Gluten
26. 5mL
complementary
calcium
High Biological Value
1 teaspoon
27. Keeps bowels regular
vitamin a...
fiber
saturated fats
Vitamin a...
28. Built to a persons specifications
thiamine
Vitamin B
custom homes
Essential Amino Acid
29. Diagonal
Gluten
chaos
Conjugated Protein
1 cup grated cheese
30. 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.
analogous
Maillard Reaction
Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR)
Conjugated Protein
31. 20g
1 tablespoon
Deamination
Water: Types
fats or extras
32. Your body needs this vitamin to absorb calcium
electrolyte
Biological Function
Vitamin D
Denaturation
33. Dark - leafy vegetables and orange vegetables are good sources of this vitamin
electrolyte
Vitamin a...
proteins
potassium
34. Formed when a number of amino acids join together due to the formation of peptide links.
Polypeptide
Recommended Dietary Allowance (RDA)
Pepsidase
minerals
35. Amount of each nutrient that is needed to to meet a persons nutritional requirements.
1 cup sifted flour
Rennin
nutrients
Recommended Dietary Allowance (RDA)
36. Provides heat and energy - satify hunger - provides padding around heart and kidneys.
analogous
town home
Vitamins: Description
Fats: Description
37. 10g
1 cup butter
Very Hot
Protein: Types
1 tablespoon flour
38. Severe protein deficiency resulting in thin limbs - sunken face and pot belly. Occurs in 3rd World countries.
Biological Value
Malnutrition
Peptide Link / Peptide Bond
Marasmus
39. 250g
potassium
Pepsidase
1 cup butter
1/4 teaspoon
40. An enzyme made in the pancreas that travels to the duodenum and breaks peptones into peptides.
Source
Trypsin
fiber
Enzyme
41. Iron for healthy blood - calcium for healthy bones - iodine for proper functioning of thyroid gland.
Minerals: Description
Macronutrient
1 tablespoon butter
High Biological Value
42. The nutrient that helps regulate fluid balance
Derived Protein
amino acids
height
electrolyte
43. Globular proteins linked with other non-protein molecules.
analogous
Carbohydrates: Types
fiber
Conjugated Protein
44. Low fat milk - non fat yogurt - and lite sour cream are low in this nutrient
Water: Types
Vitamins: Types
protein
saturated fats
45. A semi-solid viscous solution with a 3-D network where water molecules become trapped. Gelatine is used as a setting agent.
Kwashiokor
Hot
1 cup butter
Gel
46. Helps build strong muscles and repairs body tissue
minerals
Coagulation
protein
electrolyte
47. 9-11 servings daily
Macronutrient
breads and grains
1 cup white sugar
Minerals: Description
48. One hue
Trypsin
monochromatic
calcium
Macronutrient
49. Horizontal
iron
Gel
Water: Description
width
50. 230 - 250
town home
chaos
iron
Very Hot