Explain with examples: macronutrients, micronutrients, beneficial nutrients, toxic elements and essential elements.
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Answer:
The given terms with definition and examples are as follows:
1. Macronutrients- A chemical substance that is required in huge quantity for the body as it provides energy. Example: proteins, carbohydrates, lipids.
2. Micronutrients- These are substances which are required in trace amount for the body. Example: minerals and vitamins.
3. Beneficial nutrients- These are mainly growth stimulating substances which are required in a very lower concentration. Example: Sodium, Potassium.
4. Toxic elements- These are the substances that provide no benefit to the body, instead interferes with the normal functioning of the body and deteriorates health. Example: Arsenic, Mercury.
5. Essential elements- These are substances which are required for the life cycle of any living being that ensures proper growth, and development. Example: organic: carbon, hydrogen, etc.
Inorganic: calcium, phosphorus.
Explanation:
Macronutrients: Carbohydrate complex, Protein complex and Vitamin complex. They are biomolecules which is found in abundant in the nature, which is found in fruit and vegetables. They are consumed by all living systems.
Micronutrients: They are found in small amounts in the various fruits, salt, vegetables, dry crop, fungi, and algae. They are minerals like potassium, magnesium, zinc, iodine.
Beneficial nutrients: They are found in almost all fruits, vegetables and dry crops in the forms of carbohydrate, protein, vitamin.
Toxic elements: They are found in certain decayed fruits, decayed vegetables, or fungal infected food items. The bacterial toxin is found in food as botulism toxin.
Essential Elements: Vitamins and Minerals.