Food Flashcards
What are the 5 major nutrients
Carbs, fats, protein, vitamins and minerals
What’s food needed for
Energy, growth, repair, and protection against disease
What are carbohydrates
Sugars, starch and fibre
What are vitamin C
Citrus fruits, healthy skin and gums
What are vitamin D
Milk, strong healthy bones
What’s calcium
Milk, cheese and yoghurt
What does iron develop
Red blood cells
What’s a balanced diet
The right amount of nutrients to stay healthy. Must have the five major nutrients and water
What’s the food pyramid.
It shows how much to eat of each food
To test for starch-
Use iodine on bread, turns from brown to blue/black
To test for glucose-
Add Benedict’s solution to glucose, then heat it. It turns from blue to brick red.
To test for protein( Biuret test)
Add copper sulfate and sodium hydroxide( Biuret reagent) to meat. Turns from blue to violet
To test for fat
Put brown paper onto oil. A translucent dot appears
To convert chemical energy to food to heat energy.
Burn a crisp and it heats a test tube of water.
