Nutrition Flashcards
Complete proteins
All 9 essential AA
What are Essential AA
9
Unable to be produced by body
What are non essential AA
These are made by the body 4
Conditionally essential AA
Not always required so long as essential AA are consumed
List essential AA
Histidine isoleucine leucine lysine methionine phenylalanine threonine tryptophan and valine
Sources of complete pro
Eggs meat poultry dairy soy foods buck wheat quinoa
What are Incomplete proteins
Lacking one or more essential AA
Sources of incomplete proteins
Vegetables cereals and grains cereal products pulses nuts
Complementary proteins
Rice and pulses
Vegetables and seeds
Nuts and veg
Grains and pulses
Protein functions
Enzyme catalysts Transport molecules Movement Mechanical support Mediate cell responses Antibody proteins for immune protection
Three main protein functions
Structural
Homeostatic
Fuel
Sedentary adult protein
.8
Recreationally active adult
0.8-1.5
Adult endurance protein
1.2 -1.6
Growing teenager protein
1.5-2
Adult building muscle protei
1.5-1.7
Simple cho
Sugar
Complex cho
Starch
Non starch polysaccarhides
Fibre
What is a simple cho
A single sugar unit
Glucose
Fructose
Galactose