Fats
A type of fat containing a high proportion of fatty acid molecules without double bonds
Saturated Fats
a blood protein produced in response to and counteracting a specific antigen
Antibodies
a disaccharide made up of glucose and fructose
Sugar
the most abundant mineral in the body, found in bones and teeths. involved in muscle contraction and relaxation, nerve functioning, blood clotting and blood pressure
Calcium
Important for vision, maintaining healthy cells, fighting infections and bolstering immune function, and for promoting growth and development
Vitamin A
a fatty acid that lack two hydrogen atoms or has one double bond
Monounsaturated
proteins that mediate sliding of contractile fibres (contraction) of a cell's cytoskeleton, and of cardiac and skeletal muscle
Contractile proteins
a sugar present in milk. It is a disaccharide containing glucose and galactose units
Lactose
the major intracellular electrolyte (cation) of the body
Potassium
a collection of 8 water-soluble vitamins essential for various metabolic processes
Vitamin B
Fats composed of fatty acids with two or more double bonds between the carbon atoms in their structure
Polyunsaturated
any of a class of substances secreted into the bloodstream that regulate processes in distant target organs and tissues and that consist of a long-chain polymer of amino acids
Hormonal proteins
A 6-Carbon Monosaccharide that exists in the shape of a ring. Also known as a fruit sugar
Fructose
second most abundant cation in intracellular fluid
Magnesium
helps collagen stick together in cross-links, making a strong, healthy connective tissue
Vitamin C
Unusual, unsaturated fatty acids that are not made by the body
Trans fat
a protein that possesses a characteristic amino acid sequence or motif that repeats and forms a skeleton or contributes to the mechanical properties of a living organism, cell, or material
Structural proteins
complex carbohydrates made up of glucose molecules synthesized by plants through the process of photosynthesis
Helps form and oxygenate our blood cells and haemoglobin. A mineral that the body needs for growth and development
Iron
A group of sterol compounds which have a vital role in bone metabolism
Vitamin D
A macromolecule designated to certain compounds which are composed of fatty acids
Lipids
transmembrane proteins that provide a passageway for the movement of ions and hydrophilic molecules across membranes.
Transport proteins
a disaccharide composed of two glucose molecules
Maltose
a cofactor for many enzymes involved in the metabolism of carbohydrates, lipids, and amino acids
Manganese
act as an antioxidant dedicated to lipids
Vitamin D