Nutrient Exam Review
Across
- 4. sugar carbohydrates added to food and beverages at some point before their consumption.
- 7. any of a number of categories into which types of food are classified in various nutritional schemes.
- 9. made up of sugar molecules that are strung together in long, complex chains
- 11. a solid substance with a fairly well-defined chemical composition and a specific crystal structure
- 13. broken down quickly by the body to be used as energy
- 16. a colorless, transparent, odorless liquid that forms the seas, lakes, rivers, and rain
- 17. the fat that is the worst for your health
- 19. calories found in beverages and foods composed primarily or solely of sugars and/or certain fats and oils such as cholesterol
- 20. the current nutrition guide published by the United States Department of Agriculture's Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion
- 21. made up of chemical 'building blocks' called amino acids.
Down
- 1. the process of adding micronutrients to food.
- 2. high levels of this can increase your risk of heart disease
- 3. the chemical reactions in the body's cells that change food into energy.
- 5. helps you go to the bathroom
- 6. a substance that provides nourishment essential for growth and the maintenance of life.
- 8. a very soft silvery-white metal
- 10. a unit of energy equivalent to the heat energy needed to raise the temperature of 1 gram of water
- 12. to make rich or richer especially by the addition or increase of some desirable quality, attribute, or ingredient.
- 14. a nutrient required for normal body function
- 15. beneficial fats
- 18. organic molecules that are essential to an organism in small quantities for proper metabolic function.