Carbohydrates
State a food source of Starch
Bread
Pasta
Cereal
Rice
Potato
State a food source of Saturated Fat
Butter
Cream
Cheese
Meat
Which food source provides all 9 essential amino acids
Plant OR Animal?
Animal
Dental carries are caused by an excess of which macronutrient?
Carbohydrates (sugars)
The basic building block of all proteins
Amino Acid
Provide a food example of a High GI carbohydrate
Confectionary
Soft Drink
Cake
Biscuits
White Bread
Jam
How many double bonds can a Polyunsaturated fatty acid have?
2 or more
Describe an incomplete protein
Is missing one or more of the 9 essential amino acids
Which type of carbohydrate keep you fuller for longer, simple or complex?
Complex
The general shape of a monosaccharide
Hexagon
Pentagon
What is the role of Insoluble Fiber?
Add bulk to stool
Which kind of fat is liquid at room temperature?
Mono/Polyunsaturated
Explain what is meant by a HBV (high biological availability) protein?
It is easily digested, absorbed and used by the body
Fatty deposits in arteries harden in to
Plaque
What is the total number of amino acids?
How many are essential?
How many are non-essential?
20, 9, 11
Explain what is meant by the term, glycaemic index
It is a measure of how rapidly a carbohydrate digests and enters the blood stream
Name a food that is a source of cholesterol, and state 1 function of cholesterol
Animal products like meat and eggs
Used as a component of Vitamin D, Hormones Synthesis, Fat Digestion
(1) Which population of people would need to know about complementary protein pairs?
(2) provide a meal that correctly pairs incomplete protein foods to make a complementary protein
vegetarians / vegans
peanut butter on toast
rice and beans
hummus
Relating to atherosclerosis, what is the main difference between how it causes a Heart Attack or Stroke?
Where a blood clot or breakaway plaque blocks blood flow
A saturated fatty acid and a trans fatty acid or both bad for you but have different structures. What is the difference between their structures?
Trans fat has a double bond (hydrogens on the opposite side of the double bond)
Provide two examples each, for foods that are a source of
(1) insoluble fiber
(2) soluble fiber
Insoluble
nuts, seeds, bran, skin of fruits and vegetables
Soluble
flesh of fruit, chia seeds, psyllium, oats
State two reasons a manufacturer might add trans-fats to a product?
Shelf life
Taste
Mouth feel
State three functions of protein in the body
Antibody synthesis
Hormone synthesis
Muscle Growth
Muscle Function
Enzyme synthesis
Secondary Source of energy
State the name of a condition caused by protein deficiency
Marasmus
Kwashiorkor
State two important roles of lipids in the body
Insulation
Thermoregulation
Transport and storage of fat soluble vitamins
Energy storage