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7 Classes of Food Carbohydrates: Nutrition (1 - 4)
7 Classes of Food Carbohydrates: Nutrition (1 - 4)
Vitamin
A
Sources
Functions
Carrot, liver,
green vegetables
Eggs, milk,
meat, yeast,
cereals
Skin in sunlight,
milk, eggs, fish
liver oil
-Night blindness
-Dry scaly skin
-Release energy
from carbohydrate
-Healthy
nervous system
-Healthy skin
-Red blood cells
formation
Fruits and
vegetables
Oxygen
Deficiency diseases
-Night vision
-Healthy skin
-Beriberi
-Anaemia
Sweet
Rice
Wheat
3
1
Starch
Cellulose
c
-Strong bones
and teeth
-Rickets
(weak bones
& dental decay)
Epidermis
In human
intestines, egg
yolk, green
vegetables
-Blood clotting
-Prolonged bleeding
NUTRITION
(1 - 4)
Stored as
fats
wh en
exc es s
Dermis
Functions
Join
together
to form
Fat cells
Organic
compounds
containing..
Energy source
during extreme
starvation
Organic
compounds
Transport
vitamins
A,D, E & K
For
health
and
growth
Protect
internal
organs
a
Required
in small
amounts
Fat
Internal
organs
Energy source
during extreme
starvation
FATS
Sub units
molecule
Functions
VITAMINS
Do not
provide
energy
Fat soluble
vitamins:
A, D, E, K
4
3
Functions
b
a
Keep
body
warm
Sub units
molecule
b
Organic
compounds
containing..
Types
b
Plant
fats
Carbon
b Hydrogen
c
a
1
Animal
fats
Oxygen
Butter
Cheese
Meat
Starch
Cellulose
Glycogen
Animal
proteins
3
Seeds
Eggs
Fish
Phosphorus
Amino acids
Join together to
form different
proteins
Repair
damaged
tissues
Plant
proteins
Sulphur
New cell
growth
Types
Nitrogen
d
e
PROTEINS
Types
C
E
Supply
energy
b
f or
Keep activities
Carbon
body
warm
Oxygen
a
b
Hydrogen
Water soluble
vitamins:
b
B and C
Glucose
Sub units
molecule
-Sterility
-Poor blood
circulation
-Poor nerve
& muscle function
Eg:
Vegetables,
fruits
'Animal starch'
CARBOHYDRATES
-Reproductive
system
-Fight against
diseases
Glycogen
Vegetable oil,
egg yolk, whole
grains,
wheatgerm
Types
7 CLASSES
OF FOOD
-Healing
of wound
-Resistance to
diseases
Fibre
c
K
Cereals
Sugars
Organic
compounds
containing..
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Eg: Glucose
VOLUME 2, CHAPTER 2
E
Hydrogen Soluble in
water
Formation
of
Meat
Enzymes
2
4
Nuts Beans
Antibodies
Hormones
Haemoglobin