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1.3 Nutrition And Food Tests Flashcards

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1
Q

What are the main nutrients needed in balanced diet

A

Carbohydrate
Fats
Protein
Vitamins
Minerals
Fibre
Water

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2
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What are the two types of carbohydrates

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Simple sugars and complex carbohydrates

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3
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Give two examples of simple sugars, what foods they can be found in and what they are needed for

A

Glucose - in soft drinks, sweets.
Lactose - in milk

Used for immediate energy source

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4
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What are the 3 main types of complex carbohydrates

A

Cellulose
Starch
Glycogen

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5
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What are starch and glycogen used for
Give examples of foods that contain them

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Starch - energy store in plants
Examples - bread, flour, rice

Glycogen - energy store in animals
Examples - red meat

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6
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What is cellulose used for

A

Structural - production of cell wall in plant cells

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7
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What elements are carbohydrates made up of

A

Carbon, hydrogen, oxygen

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8
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What are the building blocks of carbohydrates called

A

Monosaccharides

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9
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What are the building blocks of proteins called

A

Amino acids

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10
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What elements are found in proteins

A

Carbon.
Hydrogen
Oxygen
Nitrogen

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11
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What are proteins needed for

A

Structural - growth and repair of tissues
Functional - produce antibodies and enzymes

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12
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What elements are lipids made from

A

Carbon
Hydrogen
Oxygen

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13
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What are the building blocks of lipids

A

Fatty acids
Glycerol

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14
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What are lipids needed for

A

Energy store

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15
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What is the food test for starch

A

Add iodine
Turns yellow brown to blue black

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16
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What is the test for glucose or a reducing sugar

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Add Benedict’s
Heat in water bath

Turns blue to brick red precipitate

17
Q

What is the test for protein

A

Add Biuret (add sodium hydroxide and copper sulfate)
Turns blue to purple

18
Q

What is the test for lipids

A

Add ethanol and water (equal amounts) and shake
Cloudy suspension if lipids are present

19
Q

How to test for energy in foods

A

Add set volume of water in test tube
Record temperature of water
Record mass of food to burn

Light and burn food - hold same distance under boiling tube
WHen finished record final temperature
calculate rise in temperature

20
Q

How do you calculate energy in food

A

Mass of water x Temperature rise x 4.2

then divide by mass of food used

Answer in Joules

21
Q

What are 2 reasons why the energy calculated when burning foods is not the same as the energy given in the nutritional label

A

Some of the energy released is used to heat the surrounding air and the glass of the boiling tube so does not heat up the water

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