Nutrients

Question 1

What are carbohydrates

Answer 1

An energy source made by plants during photosynthesis

Question 2

What are carbohydrates functions

Answer 2

Energy source and protein sporer

Question 3

What have higher intakes of free sugar been linked to

Answer 3

Obesity and tooth decay

Question 4

What are single sugars called

Answer 4

Monosaccharides

Question 5

What are double sugars called

Answer 5

Disaccharides

Question 6

What are sugars the simplest form of

Answer 6

Carbohydrates

Question 7

Name 5 free sugars

Answer 7

Castor. Granulated. Treacle. Golden syrup. Demerara. Icing sugar.

Question 8

What are the two different types of nutrients

Answer 8

Macronutrients and micronutrients

Question 9

What are the three macronutrients essential for health

Answer 9

Carbohydrate and protien and fat

Question 10

What are the two types of micronutrients

Answer 10

Vitamins and minerals

Question 11

What is protein needed for

Answer 11

Growth of body cells and tissue

repair and maintenance of all body tissue providing a secondary source of energy

Question 12

What is a protein made of

Answer 12

A long chain of amino acids

Question 13

What are essential amino acids

Answer 13

Amino acids that can only be obtained from food

Question 14

What does lbv mean

Answer 14

Low biological value which means they like one of the essential amino acids

Question 15

What are lbv protein supplied by

Answer 15

Buy plant foods
 beans
 pulses
 nuts
 seeds
Cereals

Question 16

What happens when two lbv proteins are eaten together

Answer 16

The food becomes higher in biological value and examples of this are beans on toast… Hummus and pita bread… rice and peas

Question 17

What is kwashiorkor

Answer 17

Deficiency disease caused by lack of protein symptoms include
poor growth rates
hair loss
and infections

Question 18

What happens if you don’t use extra protein that’s been consumed

Answer 18

It will be stored as fat which can lead to weight gain

Question 19

Name the two complex carbohydrates

Answer 19

Fibre and starches

Question 20

What are free sugars

Answer 20

Sugars that are added to food or found outside the cell structure

Question 21

Where does 50% of total food energy come from

Answer 21

Carbohydrates and no more than 5% from free sugars

Question 22

Name three free sugars

Answer 22

Corn sugar/ dextrose / fructose /glucose / maltose/ molasses / invert sugar

Question 23

What does soluble fibre do

Answer 23

Keeps you full up

Question 24

What does insoluble fibre do

Answer 24

Helps you go to the toilet

Question 25

What are oils and fats at room temperature

Answer 25

An oil is a liquid and a fat as a solid

Question 26

What is dripping

Answer 26

Animal fats that come from cows

Question 27

What are the functions of fats

Answer 27

Making body cells 
keeping the body warm
 protecting acting kidneys 
providing the fat soluble vitamins adek
 providing the essential fatty acids

Question 28

What does mono saturated and poly saturated fat mean

Answer 28

Mono saturated fats have a double bond and a poly saturated fat has two or more double bonds