Nutrient Exam Review
Across
- 2. micro nutrients required by the body to carry out a range of normal functions
- 5. unsaturated fatty acids that come from either natural or industrial sources
- 10. foods such as bread and pasta are longer chains of sugar molecules
- 13. a unit of energy
- 16. sugars and syrups that are added to foods or beverages when they are processed or prepared
- 17. the process by which the body changes food and drink into energy
- 19. are digested quickly and spike blood sugar faster and higher found naturally in foods such as fruits, milk, and milk products. They are also found in processed and refined sugars such as candy, table sugar, syrups, and soft drinks.
- 21. it is quiet salty
- 23. nutrients have been added to replace the ones that have disappeared during the manufacturing process
- 24. the practice of adding vitamins and minerals to commonly consumed foods during processing to increase their nutritional value.
Down
- 1. lists each ingredient in the product by its common or usual name, and in descending order by weight.
- 3. the kind of fat found in butter, lard, ghee, fatty meats and cheese.
- 4. an essential nutrient because it is required in amounts that exceed the body's ability to produce it and your made of it
- 6. a type of carbohydrate that the body can't digest.
- 7. if a food does not contain nutrients or if the calories from sugar and fats outweigh the nutrients found in the food
- 8. a waxy, fat-like substance that's found in all the cells in your body
- 9. breaks down the amount of calories, carbs, fat, fiber, protein, and vitamins per serving of the food
- 11. ones that cannot be created by the body and, therefore, must be supplied from foods.
- 12. a collection of foods that share similar nutritional properties or biological classifications.
- 14. chemical compounds in food that are used by the body to function properly and maintain health.
- 15. contain one or more double or triple bonds between the molecules its a fat
- 18. non organic elements present in soil and water, which are absorbed by plants or consumed by animals
- 20. made up of chemical 'building blocks' called amino acids.
- 22. the official symbol of the five food groups