Chemistry of Life/Food Chemistry

1. vitamins and minerals that our bodies need in smaller quantities, but they're vital for our health, growth, and development.
3. humans can't digest this, but it's important in our diet as fiber.
4. equivalent to the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of one kilogram of water by one degree Celsius.
8. large molecules that carry loads of information. They're like the body's instruction manual.
11. the nutrients we need in larger quantities that provide us with energy: proteins, fats, and carbohydrates. They're essential for our bodies!
13. a type of sugar that your body uses for energy. It's produced when your body breaks down carbohydrates, and it's crucial for many bodily processes.
15. substances that can prevent or slow damage to cells caused by free radicals, which are unstable molecules that the body produces as a reaction to environmental and other pressures.

2. a process that cells use to break down glucose and other molecules from food to produce energy.
5. a sugar that's found in milk and dairy products. It's a disaccharide, which means it's made of two sugars, glucose and galactose.
6. acids the building blocks of proteins. They're compounds that combine to make proteins, which your body uses for various functions like building muscle and regulating immune function.
7. a short chain of amino acids that are linked together.
9. They're divided into two categories: simple (like sugars) and complex (like starches and fibers).
10. the building blocks of the fat in our bodies and in the food we eat.
12. anything that can cause cancer. They may be chemicals, medical treatments, lifestyle factors like smoking and diet, and even certain infections.
14. a type of complex carbohydrate found in many foods like potatoes, pasta, and bread