Components of the main Food Groups Flashcards
1
Q
What are the main food groups?
A
Carbohydrates, lipids and proteins.
2
Q
What are the three main food groups made from?
A
Smaller molecules
3
Q
What are carbohydrates?
A
They are large molecules made from one or more sugars (e.g both Starch and Glycogen are both polymers of Glucose)
4
Q
What are proteins?
A
They are polymers of amino acids
5
Q
What are lipids?
A
They are made from one glycerol molecule and three fatty acid molecules joined together.
