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Carbohydrates
Fats
Proteins
Micronutrients
Digestion
100
This is the universal sugar molecule
What is glucose
100
The scientific name for fats
What is lipid
100
Proteins are found mostly in __________ products.
What is animal
100
The most important vitamin your body needs.
What is Vitamin C
100
Digestion begins here...
What is mouth
200
This complex carbohydrate is indigestible.
What is cellulose / fibre
200
These fats are generally known as "bad" fats.
What is saturated fats
200
Proteins get broken down into these monomer units.
What is amino acids.
200
This class of micronutrients are inorganic
What is minerals
200
Produced in the liver, your gall bladder releases this to emulsify fats in your bloodstream.
What are bile salts.
300
1 gram of carbohydrate has this amount of calories
What is 4.
300
1 gram of fat has this amount of calories.
What is 9
300
1 gram of protein contains this amount of calories
What is 4
300
This is the most important micronutrient that your body needs by the days.
What is water
300
Your mouth contains salivary amylase. Amylase is an enzyme that breaks down _________.
What is starch
400
Glucose and Fructose bound together to form this molecule
What is sucrose
400
The __________ __________ in a fatty acid chain causes it to bend or "kink".
What is double bond.
400
There are this amount of essential amino acids
What is 8
400
Canada's Food Guide suggests servings of Dairy because it contains this mineral
What is Calcium
400
Your intestines contain these hair-like extensions that allow for maximum absorption of nutrients.
What is villi and micrivilli
500
What are the three atoms found in Carbohydrates?
What is Carbon, Hydrogen, and Oxygen.
500
The name of a fat when it has more than 1 double bond present in its chain.
What is polyunsaturated fat.
500
In addition to Carbon, Hydrogen, and Oxygen, proteins also contain this atom.
What is Nitrogen
500
Whereas macronutrients are present in the amounts by grams, micronutrients are present in the amounts of ____ or ____.
What is milligrams (mg) or international units (IU)
500
This process helps digestion move from one direction to another.
What is peristalsis.