Standards and Guidelines
Standards used only on food labels to enable consumers to compare the nutrient values among foods
What are Daily Values?
This is the number of kilocalories provided by one gram of carbohydrate
What is 4kcal/gram?
Three fatty acids and one glycerol
What is a triglyceride?
The monomer or building block of protiens
What are amino acids?
Protein digestion begins in this organ
What is the stomach?
The highest average daily nutrient intake level likely to pose no risk to healthy individuals
What is the Tolerable Upper Limit (UL)?
The body's storage form of glucose
What is glycogen?
Olive oil, avacados, and almonds are excellent dietary sources of this type of fat
What is a monounsaturated fat?
These amino acids must be obtained through the diet because the body cannot make enough of them
What are essential amino acids?
This enzyme begins breaking down starch into smaller carbohydrates in the mouth
What is salivary amylase?
The total energy used by the body at rest
What is BMR (Basal Metabolic Requirement)?
This most important monosaccharide in the body
What is glucose?
Saturated fat and trans fat are responsilbe for raising this lipoprotein carrier
What is LDL?
This type of protein provides all nine essential amino acids in adequate proportions
What is a complete protein?
Most nutrient absorption takes place in this organ of the digestive system?
What is the small intestine?
The nutrient level considered sufficient to meet the requirements of nearly all healthy individuals
What is RDA (Recommended Daily Allowance)?
The two monosaccharides that make up sucrose
What are glucose and fructose?
The two essential fatty acids
What are linoleic (Omega 6) and linolenic (Omega 3) fatty acids?
Two incomplete protein sources that when eaten together, supply all nine essential amino acids (Rice and beans)
What is a complementary protein?
These two pancreatic hormones work together to maintain normal blood glucose
What are insulin and glucagon?
Carbohydrates, Proteins, Lipids, Vitamins, Minerals and Water
What are the 6 types of nutrients?
What is fiber?
A fatty acid carrying the maximum number of hydrogen atoms
What is saturated fat?
This form of severe protein malnutrition is associated with edema of the belly, face and legs
What is kwashiorkor?
The metabolic process uses amino acids to build new body proteins and requires energy
What is anabolism/ protein synthesis