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What does food provide that is needed for your body to grow?

Materials, nutrients, and energy

100

What are protein molecules made up of?

Amino acids

100

What is food chemistry?

The study of the chemicals inside different foods.

100

Who invented food chemistry?

Robert Boyle

100

What is an example of a monosaccharide?

Fructose
Glucose
Galactose

200

What are meat, fish, eggs, milk, cheese, soy beans, and quinoa good examples of?

High biological value (HBV) proteins

200

How many essential amino acids must come from food?

Ten

200

Why is food chemistry important? 

To make sure manufactured food is healthy and of good quality.

200

What century was food chemistry founded in?

The late 1700s.

200

What is an example of a disaccharide?

Sucrose
Lactose

300

What are cereals, pulses, beans, some nuts, seeds, and vegetarian alternatives good examples of?

Low biological value (LBV) proteins

300

What proteins contain all of the essential amino acids?

High biological value (HBV) proteins

300

What do food chemists do?

They develop and improve foods and beverages.

300

Who isolated malic acid from apples in 1785?

Carl Wilhelm Scheele

300

What is an example of a polysaccharide?

Starch

400

What kind of diet provides growth, maintenance, repair and healing, and energy?

HBV and LBV balanced diet

400

Carbohydrates are made by plants during what?

Photosynthesis

400

What are some effects of processing foods?

It can affect the appearance, taste, smell, freshness, and vitamin/mineral content in foods.

400

Who published the first book on agriculture and food chemistry in the United Kingdom?

Sir Humphry Davy

400

What are two alternative names for sugars?

Fructose and galactose

1000

What kind of diet causes poor growth, slow healing, catches infections easily, has fluid under skin (oedema), is thin and weak, cannot digest food properly, has diarrhea and hair thinning?

Low HBV and LBV diet

1000

What do carbohydrates provide for the body?

The main source of energy

1000

What are the five fields of food chemistry?

They are food microbiology, food engineering & processing, food chemistry, nutrition, and sensory analysis.

1000

When was the first book on agriculture and food chemistry in the United Kingdom published?

It was published in 1813.

1000

What is collagen good for?

To make bones, teeth and to heal injuries.

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