Across
- 2. odorless,tasteless, white substance occurring widely in plant tissue and obtained chiefly from cereals and potatoes.
- 7. of a class sugars whose molecules contain two monosaccharide residues
- 12. fixed amount
- 13. group of organic compounds which are essential for normal growth
- 14. minerals- essential minerals that the human body must get from food
- 17. thread or a filament from which a vegetable tissue, mineral substance or textile is formed.
- 18. nutrients- required for normal body function
- 19. soluble vitamins- A vitamin that can dissolve in water
Down
- 1. blocks of life
- 3. of the class of sugars that cannot be hydrolyzed
- 4. indigestible material in vegetable foodstuffs which aids the passage of food and waste products through the gut.
- 5. waxy, or oily compounds that are soluble in organic solvents and insoluble in polar solvents such as water
- 6. pleasant-smelling colorless volatile liquid that is highly flammable
- 8. on the earth and in foods that our bodies need to develop and function normally
- 9. soluble vitamins- A vitamin that can dissolve in fats and oils
- 10. minerals- any mineral required in the diet in relatively large amounts
- 11. carbohydrates- are broken down quickly by the body to be used as energy.
- 15. source of essential fatty acids, which the body cannot make itself.
- 16. carbohydrates-made up of sugar molecules that are strung together in long, complex chains