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- 3. Chemical substances from food needed for the body to function.
- 7. A panel found on a package of food which contains a variety of information about the nutritional value of the food item.
- 11. A type of fat produced in the body and found in foods from animal sources, to much can block arteries and lead to heart attack or stroke.
- 12. Something that does not occur naturally in food; something added often a preservative or coloring.
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- 1. Tend to lower cholesterol levels and is found in plant foods such as safflower, corn, sunflower, sesame, and soybean oils.
- 2. A unit used to measure the energy or heat food supplies to the body.
- 4. The study of how your body uses food.
- 5. To have nutrients added to a product to replace those removed during processing.
- 6. The food/beverages consumed each day by an individual.
- 8. A simple carbohydrate found in foods like candy, soft drinks, sugar coated cereals, cookies, and ice-cream and is also called fructose, sucrose, dextrose, maltose, and lactose.
- 9. The current nutrition guide published by the USDA, depicting a place setting with a plate and glass divided into five food groups.
- 10. A nutrient source for both humans and animals.