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5 major nutrients

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Carbohydrates, fats, protein, vitamins, minerals.

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Food is needed for

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Energy, growth, repair, protection against disease.

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Carbohydrates

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Sugars, starch, fibre.

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Vitamin C

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Citrus fruits, healthy skin and gums.

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Vitamin D

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Milk, strong healthy bones

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Calcium

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Milk healthy bones

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Iron

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Liver and cabbage, makes red blood cells

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Balanced diet

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Rights amounts of nutrients to stay healthy. Must have the 5 major nutrients and water.

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Food pyramid

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Shows how much to eat of each food.

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To test for starch

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Use iodine on bread turns from brown to blue/black

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To test for glucose (reducing sugar)

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Add Benedict’s solution to lucozade , heat it. It turns from blue to brick red.

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To test for protein (biuret test)

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Add copper sulphate and sodium hydroxide (biuret reagent) to meat. Turns from blue to violet.

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To test for fat

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Put brown paper onto oil. A translucent dot appears.

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Convert chemical energy to food to heat energy

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Burn a crisp and it heats a test tube to water.

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