name all the components of our food
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Answer:
The major components of our food are:
- Carbohydrates
- Fats
- Proteins
- Mineral (salts)
- Water
- Roughage
- Vitamin
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>>> On the basis of energy and non energy division of Component of food.
☞ Energy Components of food
- Carbohydrate
- Proteins
- lipid
☞ Non-Energy Components of food
- Vitamin
- Minerals
- Dietary fiberr
- Water
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Mainly sugars and starches, together constituting one of the three principal types of nutrients used as energy sources (calories) by the body.
✭ Example: Raw sugar.Brown sugar.Corn syrup/high-fructose corn syrup.Fruits (naturally occurring sugars)
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A protein is a substance that has amino acids, compounds and carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen and sometimes sulfur and is found in many foods. An example of a protein is the type of nutrient found in meats.
✭ Example Collagen,Coronin,Dystrphin,Elastin,F-spondin and Fibronectin.
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Lipid is a macrobiomolecule that is soluble in nonpolar solvents. Non-polar solvents are typically hydrocarbons used to dissolve other naturally occurring hydrocarbon
✭Example:butter, vegetable oil, cholesterol and other steroids, waxes.
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The daily required amounts of vitamins and minerals is low but essential to life.
The body’s daily need for vitamins and minerals is generally satisfied by a balanced diet that includes a variety of foods from each food group.
No single food contains all essential vitamins and minerals in sufficient amounts to meet the body’s needs. That is why it is vital to eat different foods each day.
✭ Example : Vitamins..A,D,E,K B1,B2,B5,B6,B12 and C.
Minerals :Calcium, sodium, iron, zinc, potassium, and magnesium.
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Dietary fibre is a vegetable element not digested by the body. It helps promote intestinal regularity. It also makes you feel full.
✭Dietary fibre is found in:
- whole-grain foods
- vegetables
- fruit
- legumes and pulses
- nuts
- seeds
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Water is essential to the functioning of every cell and organ system in the body. It plays a key role in all of the chemical processes that occur in the body.
✭Example, in the digestion of foods such as carbohydrates and proteins,