Question

Distinguish between protective food and energy giving food​

Answer 1

protective food:- foods (as leafy or yellow vegetables, citrus fruits, meat, milk, eggs) that contain adequate amounts of vitamins, minerals, and high quality proteins and the protect against development of a deficiency disease (as pellagra, beriberi, scurvy).

energy food:- Many nutrients have been identified and each has a specific job to do. Nutrients are divided into three classes. These are energy giving nutrients, protective nutrients and body building nutrients. The foods, which provide the energy nutrients called energy giving foods.