science of food Flashcards
Macromolecule
Is made out of many small molecules.
Carbohydrate
Is a large group of organic compounds that are in foods.
Protein
They are made out of organic compounds and made in to large molecules and is a big part of living organisms.
Lipids
Are fats and are insoluable in water.
Hyperglycemia
high level of sugar in the blood.
Hypoglycemia
not enough sugar in the blood.
Hemoglobin A1c
level of hemoglobin A1c in the blood as a means of determining the average blood sugar concentrations for the preceding two to three months.
Solution
a liquid that has a mixture of two in the substance
Solvent
dissolving agent of a solution. Water is the most versatile solvent known.
Solute
a substance that dissolve in the substance.
Isotonic
solute concentration as another solution.
Hypertonic
two solutions, referring to the one with a greater solute concentration.
Hypotonic
two solutions, referring to the one with a lower solute concentration.
Osmosis
water across a selectively permeable membrane from an area of higher concentration to an area of lower concentration.