Proteins

Question 1

What are the functions of proteins?

Answer 1

1.growth
2.repair body cells and tissue
3.produce enzymes for digestion
4.produce hormones
5. secondary source of energy

Question 2

What are some animal sources of protein?

Answer 2

Meat, fish, dairy, eggs

Question 3

What are some plant sources of proteins?

Answer 3

pulses, lentils, grains and nuts

Question 4

What are some novel sources of protein?

Answer 4

Tofu, soya and TVP

Question 5

What are proteins made up of?

Answer 5

Amino acids

Question 6

How many essential amino acids are there?

Answer 6

8 essential amino acids

Question 7

How many non-essential amino acids are there?

Answer 7

12 non-essential amino acids

Question 8

What is it called if a protein is missing one or more of the essential amino acids?

Answer 8

LBV (low biological value)

Question 9

What is it called if a protein has all of the essential amino acids?

Answer 9

HBV (high biological value)

Question 10

What is protein complementation?

Answer 10

When two LBV foods are eaten together to create a HBV meal