[NUTR 214] - Final Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes for the exam (86 pages long!)
29 Nov 2016
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A substance that provides energy (kcal) and nutrients. Nutrients are substances that are essential for life. Must be consumed in the diet to live, grow and reproduce. Butter contains about 20% water, not 100% lipid/fat. An understanding of these components in food is important for the understanding of both principles of nutrition and food fundamentals. The structure of bread is due to the formation of gluten (glutenin & gliadin) that is formed by mixing and kneading of dough. You are what you eat foods and people are composed of the same chemical materials! People store carbs as glycogen in liver and muscle but consume quickly. All carbs contain some amount of calories. Include: sugars (simple carbs), starches (complex carbs) and fiber (complex carbs) in food. Fiber is not digestible so do not provide 4 cal but it can contain this amount. Honey, corn, syrup, fruits also found in blood so known as blood sugar .
