Food And Energy ✅ (4) Flashcards
FCP
What are the most important dietary components
- Fat
- carbohydrates
- protein
CarbOHydrates - COH
What is the chemical make up of carbohydrates
Carbon, hydrogen & oxygen
COH
What is the chemical made up off fats
Carbon, hydrogen & oxygen
CONH
What is the chemical make up off protein
Carbon, hydrogen, oxygen & nitrogen
SS, CC
What are the two types of carbohydrates we consume
- Simple Sugars
- Complex carbohydrates
S,G,L
What are three types of simple sugars
- Sucrose
- Glucose
- Lactose
What are three types of complex carbohydrate
- Cellulose
- Glycogen
- Starch
3 starchy foods
•bread
•pasta
•rice
3 sugary foods
•jam
• honey
• sweets
glycose molecules..
What is starch made up off
Glyocose molecules joined together
What is one function of carbohydrates
Energy
What do we store carbohydrates as
Glycogen
What is cellulose an example off
( it makes you💩)
Fibre
bulk up food helping muscles
What is one function of fibre in our diets
Bulk up food helping the muscles of the intestine push to food along poo
What is used to test for starch & the colour change
Iodine
Yellow - brown = blue - black
What is used to test for sugar & colour change
Benedicks reagent
Blue = brick red precipitate
What do proteins form
The main structures of the body like skin and muscle
What do we need Protiens for
Growth and repair
Protein can also be used for…
Energy when carbohydrates stores are low
absorbed and reassembled into (he haemo), anti-🧍, e
Where does protien go after we digest it
Amino acids are absorbed into the blood and are reassembled into the different protiens our body needs
including haemoglobin , antibodies and enzymes
What are Proteins made up off
Amino acids
MME
Three protien rich foods
- Milk
- Meat
- Eggs
What is used to test for protien & colour change
Biuret reagent
Blue to purple
What are fats also known as
Lipids
