Food Flashcards
5 major nutrients ?
Carbohydrates, fats, protein,vitamins and minerals.
Food needed ?
Energy, growth, repair, protection against disease.
Carbohydrates ?
Sugars, starch, fibre.
Vitamin C ?
Citrus fruits, healthy skin and gums.
Vitamin D ?
Milk, strong healthy bones.
Calcium ?
Milk, healthy bones.
Iron ?
Liver and cabbage, makes red blood cells.
Balanced diet ?
Right amounts of nutrients to stay healthy.
Must have the five major nutrients and water.
Food pyramid ?
Shows how much to eat of each food.
To test for starch ?
Use iodine on bread and it turns from brown to blue/black.
To test for glucose ( reducing sugar) ?
Add Benedict’s solution to lucozade, heat it and it turns from blue to brick red.
To test for protein (Biuret test) ?
Add copper sulphate and sodium hydroxide ( Biuret reagent ) to meat. Turns from blue to violet.
To test for fat ?
Put brown paper onto oil . A translucent dot appears.
Convert chemical energy to food to heat energy?
Burn a crisp and it heats a test tube of water.