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1. What are nutrients? Mention the major categories.
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Nutrients are substances that provide energy to the human body and are used in nutrition.
Carbohydrates, Proteins , Fats , Vitamins and Minerals are the major groups.
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Nutrients are compounds in foods essential to life and health, providing us with energy, the building blocks for repair and growth and substances necessary to regulate chemical processes. There are six major nutrients: Carbohydrates (CHO), Lipids (fats), Proteins, Vitamins, Minerals, Water.
There are more than 40 different kinds of nutrients in food and they can generally be classified into the following 7 major groups:
Carbohydrates.
Proteins.
Fats.
Vitamins.
Minerals.
Dietary fibre.
Water.
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