Group 5 Flashcards
(46 cards)
Substances in food that the body needs to function properly
Nutrients
6 types of nutrients
Carbohydrates Fats Proteins Vitamins Minerals Water
Unit of energy
Calorie
3 nutrients that provide energy
Carbohydrate
Fats
Protein
Sugars and starches found in foods
Carbohydrates
Carbohydrate is made up of..?
Carbon
Hydrogen
Oxygen
2 types of carbohydrates
Simple
Complex
Different forms of sugar which are easy for the body to process
Simple carbohydrate
Sugars in simple carb
Fructose and glucose
Lactose
Sucrose
Most important sugar in simple carb
Glucose
Glucose is converted to …? When not used
Glucogen
Body fats
A form of starch in th muscles an liver
Glycogen
2 kinds of complex carb
Starches and dietary fibers
Supplies nutrients
Food
Takes longer than sugars to be broken down into glucose and provide energy for a longer period
Starch
Comes from non digestible part of plants
Dietary fibers
Combines with water and other substances to assist in their removal diet
Soluble
Absorbs water and helps provide needed bulk to the diet
Insoluble
Nutrients that contain the most concentrated form of energy
Fats
Almost similar to carb, but they contain less oxygen and they dont dissolve in water
Lipid
Tyoes of fats
Saturated
Unsaturated
Type of fat that is solid at room temp
And has the maximum no. Of hydrogen atoms
Saturated fats
Type of fats that is liquid at room temp
Unsaturated fats
2 kinds of unsaturated fats
Monosaturated and polyunsaturated fats