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nutrient |
subtances in food that provide the raw materials and energy the body needs to carry out all its process |
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calorie |
the amout of energy needed to raise the temperutre of the gram of water |
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carbohydrate |
nutrients composed of carbon oxygen and hydrogen that is a major souce of energy |
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glucose |
a sugar that is the major source of energy for the bodys cell |
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fat |
energy containing nutrients that are composed of carbon oxygen |
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protein |
nutrients that contains nitrogen as well as carbon hydrogen and oxygen |
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amina acid |
small units that are linked together chemically to from to from large protein molecules. |
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vitamin |
molecules that act as helpers in a varitey of chemicals reactions to the body |
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mineral |
nutrients that are needed by the body in small amounts and are not made by living |
