Carbs
Fats
Proteins
Vitamins
Minerals
100
a building block of a carbohydrate
What is a monosaccharide?
100
The function of fats in our food
What is flavor?
100
Building blocks for proteins
What are amino acids?
100
High energy electron carrier derived from Niacin
What is NAD?
100
Na+
What is sodium?
200
Storage form of glucose in plants
What is starch?
200
Calories per gram
What is 9?
200
Number of amino acids considered essential
What is 9
200
High energy electron carrier derived from Riboflavin
What is FAD?
200
K+
What is potassium?
300
Storage form of glucose in humans
What is glycogen?
300
Body system into which most fats are absorbed following digestion
What is the lymphatic system?
300
Food source containing all the essential amino acids in sufficient concentration.
What is a complete protein?
300
Vitamin necessary for proper blood clotting
What is Vitamin K?
300
Ca++
What is calcium
400
Calories per gram of carbohydrate.
What is 4?
400
Fat your body cannot make
What is an essential fat?
400
Food source containing less than the required amount of one or more essential amino acids.
What is an incomplete protein?
400
Vitamin essential to bone health
What is Vitamin D?
400
Cl-
What is chloride?
500
Type of carbohydrate the body cannot digest
What is fiber?
500
Fat-like structure that serves as a precursor to estrogen, progesterone, and testosterone.
What is cholesterol?
500
Two or more incomplete proteins that, when added to the diet, provide a "complete" source of protein
What are complementary proteins?
500
Vitamin essential for vision health?
What is Vitamin A?
500
OH-
What is hydroxide?
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