Across
- 4. the amount of heat required at a pressure of 1 standard atmosphere to raise the temperature of 1 gram of water 1° Celsius
- 6. lists each ingredient in the product by its common or usual name, and in descending order by weight
- 7. a group of substances that are needed for normal cell function, growth, and development
- 8. anything that nourishes a living being
- 9. a type of dietary fat
- 15. made up of sugar molecules that are strung together in long, complex chains
- 16. chemical element of the alkali metal group (Group 1 [Ia]) of the periodic table
- 18. food does not contain nutrients or if the calories from sugar and fats outweigh the nutrients found in the food
- 19. actually become part of the body
- 20. broken down quickly by the body to be used as energy
Down
- 1. a fatty acid in which the hydrocarbon molecules have two carbons that share double or triple bond(s) and are therefore not completely saturated with hydrogen atoms.
- 2. unsaturated fatty acids that come from either natural or industrial sources
- 3. large, complex molecules that play many critical roles in the body
- 4. a waxy, fat-like substance that your body needs for good health, but in the right amounts
- 5. a thin thread of a natural or artificial substance
- 10. the chemical reactions in the body's cells that change food into energy
- 11. sugars that are added during the processing of foods
- 12. any tag, brand, mark, pictorial or other descriptive matter, written, printed, stencilled, marked, embossed or impressed on, or attached to, a container of food or food product.
- 13. cannot be synthesized by the body and, therefore, must be supplied from foods
- 14. any of the categories into which different foods may be placed
- 17. a substance composed of the chemical elements hydrogen and oxygen and existing in gaseous, liquid, and solid states