Chapter Two Flashcards
Photosynthesis
The complex process of green plants manufacturing carbohydrates
Chlorophyll
Green Pigment
Simple Carbohydrates
Sugars;
Monosaccharide
-Glucose
-Fructose
-Galactose
Disaccharides
-Sucrose
-Lactose
-Maltose
Complex Carbohydrates
Also called Polysaccharides
Starch
-Glycogen
FBS
Fasting Blood Sugar
IFG
Impaired Fasting Sugar
Dextrose
Name for glucose when made from corn and used medically
Intravenous
Within or into a vein
Lactose
Milk Sugar
Sugar Alcohols
AKA sugar replacers, nutritive sweeteners, polyols, bulk sweeteners.
Glycogen
Crucial to the function of the human body. Is stored in the liver and muscle tissue.
Dietary Fiber
Foods, mostly from plants, that the human body cannot break down to digest and are eliminated in intestinal waste
Saiety
Feeling of fullness
AI
Adequate Intake
Phytochemical