CHEM 181 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Great Molasses Flood, Dental Caries, Amadori Rearrangement

• School: McGill University
• Department: Chemistry
• Course: CHEM 181
• Professor: David Noble Harpp

Document Summary

Carbohydrates: consist of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen. Fats also consist of carbon hydrogen and oxygen with a nitrogen atom added for the amino acids or protein materials (the linkage of amino acids together) Methane: carbon molecules that are engaged with carbons link to one another in longer chains result in the product of a glucose molecule that has several carbon atoms all linked together. Summary: micronutrients: minerals, vitamins, macronutrients: carbohydrates, fats, proteins. Macronutrients: based on a ~2000 calorie diet, dra are: Totaling 415g/day or less than 1 pound for the north american population: body needs: protein, complex carbohydrates, sugar, saturated fat, unsaturated fat, salt, but proper amount varies by the size of the person. 4-5 times as much as what is expected from the saturated fat component. The changing american diet: grains: corn, flour, starch, and grits increased substantially. Popular breakfast foods in usa: rice has increase, oats remained constant, white/whole wheat flour increased and diminished over time.