Nutrition vocabulary

Question 0

Carbohydrates

Answer 0

A class of nutrients that includes sugars and starches.

Question 1

Calories

Answer 1

Units used to measure the amount of energy released when nutritions are burned.

Question 2

Cholesterol

Answer 2

A waxy, fat like substance found in the cells of all animals.

Question 3

Fats

Answer 3

The class of nutrients with the highest energy content.

Question 4

Fiber

Answer 4

The indigestible material found in whole grains, vegetables, fruits, and seeds that is necessary for the proper functioning of the digestive system.

Question 5

Glucose

Answer 5

A simple sugar that is the major provider of energy for the body’s cells.

Question 6

Metabolism

Answer 6

The chemical process by which the body breaks down food to obtain energy.

Question 7

Minerals

Answer 7

One of a class of a nutrients that are not made up of living things and required only in small amounts.

Question 8

Nutrients

Answer 8

A substance found in food that the body needs to regulate bodily functions, promote growth, repair body tissues, and obtain energy.

Question 9

Proteins

Answer 9

The class of nutrients that contains nitrogen as well as carbon.

Question 10

Saturated fat

Answer 10

A fat that contains as many hydrogen atoms in its structure as is possible chemically.

Question 11

Unsaturated fat

Answer 11

A fat that contains fewer than maximum possible number of hydrogen atoms in its structure.

Question 12

Vitamins

Answer 12

One of a class of nutrients that are made up by living things and are required only in small amounts, and assist many chemical reactions in the body.

Question 13

Daily values

Answer 13

A recommendation for the amounts of a specific nutrient that average person should obtain each day.

Question 14

Nutrients density

Answer 14

The proportion of nutrients in a food compared to the number of calories.