Any large group of organic compounds occurring in foods or living tissues including sugars, starch, and cellulose.
Foods like: Bread, Rice, Dairy Products, Pasta, and different types of cereals.
Proteins
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Any class of nitrogenous organic compounds that consist of large molecules composed of one or more long chains of amino acid and are an essentail part of all living organisms.
Foods like: Nuts and Seeds , Eggs, Yogurt, Milk and Soymilk, Beans, Lean Beef, Pork
Loin.
Lipids
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Any class of organic compounds that are fatty acids or their derivatives and insoluble in organic solvents.
Foods like: Dairy Products, Olive Oil, Walnuts, Eggs, Fish and Beef
Nucleic Acid
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A complex organic substance present living cells.
Foods like: Fish, Eggs, Milk and
Yogurt
The branch of science concerned with the chemical and physicochemical
process that occurs within living organisms.