Carbohydrates - Macro Nutrient

Question 1

Where are Carbohydrates found?

Answer 1

Food & Drink

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Question 2

What are Carbohydrates

Answer 2

It is a Macronutrient that is needed by all animals

Question 3

What are the function of Carbohydrates

Answer 3

To give the body energy
Helps the body get rid of Waste

Question 4

What are the 3 main types of Carbohydrates

Answer 4

Sugar, Starches & Fibre

Question 5

What do Simple Carbohydrates do?

Answer 5

Raise the body’s blood sugar quickly.
They enter the bloodstream rapidly as they are eaten

Question 6

Give two examples of Sugar (SIMPLE) Carbohydrates

Answer 6

Fruits
Fruit juice
Vegetables
Honey
Maple syrup
Dairy products
Sugar (white sugar, brown sugar, cane sugar, coconut sugar, etc.)
Candy
Soda

Question 7

Give two examples of Starch (COMPLEX) Carbohydrates

Answer 7

Oats
Rice
Brown Rice
Corn
Peas
Beans
Lentils
Potatoes
Sweet potatoes
Squash
Grain products (cereal, pasta, etc.)

Question 8

What do Complex Carbohydrates do?

Answer 8

These keep blood sugar levels constant, because they enter the blood stream very slowly.

Question 9

Give two examples of Fibre (Complex) Carbohydrates

Answer 9

Fruits
Vegetables
Whole grains
Beans
Lentils
Nuts
Seeds

Question 10

What is the SCIENTIFIC name of a SINGLE sugar

Answer 10

MONOsaccharides

Question 11

Name the 3 SINGLE Sugars

Answer 11

Glucose, Fructose and Galactose

Question 12

What is the SCIENTIFIC name of a DOUBLE sugar

Answer 12

DIsaccharides

Question 13

Name 3 DOUBLE Sugars

Answer 13

Maltose, Lactose and Sucrose

Question 14

What are MANY sugars joined together called?

Answer 14

POLYsaccharides

Question 15

Name the POLYsaccarides

Answer 15

Starches, Fibre and Glycogen

Question 16

What is a Free Sugar

Answer 16

Free sugar is what we call any sugar added to a food or drink.
Or the sugar that is already in honey, syrup and fruit juice.
These are free because they’re not inside the cells of the food we eat i.e. when we make a smoothie

Question 17

What is Fruit Sugar

Answer 17

It occurs naturally in fruit & vegetables

Question 18

What happens when fruit is turned into fruit juice?

Answer 18

The sugars come out of their cells and become Free Sugars.
The fibre is lost and it’s easier to consume extra sugar without realising.

Question 19

What is a Hidden sugar

Answer 19

Sugar found in food you wouldn’t normally expect, i.e. cereal and savoury food

Question 20

What is the scientific name for STARCHES

Answer 20

POLYsaccharides

Question 21

What is Glycogen

Answer 21

Source of energy your body stores in your Liver & Muscles. Your body needs carbohydrates to form GLYCOGEN

Question 22

What happens if you have deficiency in Carbohydrates

Answer 22

Lack of Energy
Tiredness
Glucose in the blood sugar will drop making you weak

Question 23

What happens if you have too many Carbohydrates

Answer 23

Energy will be converted into fat and stored in the body.
You will put on weight

Question 24

What are NMES

Answer 24

Non Milk Extrinsic Sugars - Added sugars to food