Nutrition Flashcards
What are macronutrients
nutrients taken in large amounts daily, provide energy
ex, carbs, protein, fats
What are micronutrients
Minerals, vitamins
What are the essential nutrients
water, macronutrients, micronutrients
Carbs (function, organic molecules, types)
major source of energy
uses CHO
3 types
monosaccharides (C6H12O8)
disaccharides (C12H22O11 )
polysaccharides (CnHnOn)
What are the organic molecules in Monosaccharides
(C6H12O8)
Organic molecules in disaccharides
(C12H22O11 )
Organic molecules in polysaccharides
(CnHnOn)
What are fructose, glucose and galactose an example of?
Monosaccharides, Macronutrient
Where can you find fructose
fruits
where can you find glucose
starch
Where can you find galactose
diary
What is the same for all monosaccharides
they share the same chemical formula but in diff arrangement
(C6H12O6)
what is dehydration synthesis or condensation
the removal of 1 water molecule to combine 2 monosaccharides into disaccharides
glucose + glucose
what is it an example of
makes maltose + water (arranged side by side )
disaccharide
what is hydrolysis
can break maltose easily into 2 glucose
splits disaccharide into the 2 monosaccharide
glucose + fructose
sucrose + water (arranged vertically )
glucose + galactose
lactose + water
lactose is sugar in milk
(arranged side by side )
What are examples of polysaccharides
starch
glycogen
cellulose
fats
Where can you get starch
grains and some veg
Glycogen uses and sources
Made in animals
extra glucose is converted into glycogen and stored in liver
can be converted back when blood sugar is low
Cellulose sources and uses
found in plant cell walls
hard to digest but provides fibre for waste elimination
Where is fat used in the body
Make up phospholipid bilayer in the cell
membrane
Surround and protect vital organs and
joints, fats underneath skin insulate body
Organic molecules of fat, structure
CHO like carbs but in different ratios
looks to be in long chains
triglyceride
3 - C glycerol molecule + 3 fatty acids
long chain of Cs with acid group at the end