Food Technology- Nutrients- Macro (Specification)

Food Technology- Nutrients- Macro (Specification)

1. Proteins

   • Sources
     • Animal Tissue
     • Soya beans
     • Plant sources
   • Functions
     • Growth and repair
     • Enzymes
     • antibodies
   • Defficiency
     • Marasmus
     • kwashiorkor
     • random blood clotting
     • cachexia
   • Excess
     • Cause Kidney problems
       • builds up toxic ketones, difficult for kidneys to excrete, so more water is sued leading to dehydration
   • Complementation
     • Meat alternatives
       • tofu
       • qourn
   • Biological values
     • High (HBV)
       • Animal tissue
       • soya beans
     • Low (LBV)
       • Plants
       • NOT SOYA BEANS

2. Carbohydrates

   • types
     • Sugar
       • monosaccharide
       • disaccharide
     • starch
       • polysaccharide
     • NSP
   • sources
     • Starch
       • pastry, cakes, flour , pasta
     • sugar
       • Mono
         • glucose and fructose
         • fruits
       • Di
         • lactose and sucrose
         • milk and granulated sugar
     • NSP
       • plant sources
   • functions
     • provide body with energy (fast and slow releasing)
     • NSP allows egestion in the small intestine
       • penstalsis
     • Aids growth and repair
   • defficency
     • lack of energy
     • weak immune system
   • excess
     • type 2 diabetes
       • high blood sugar
     • cardiovascular disease

3. Fats and oils

   • Sources
     • vegetable
       • seeds, nuts, soya
     • animal
       • meat, butter, cream
   • functions
     • Energy
       • stored in the body and converted into energy
       • protection
         • protects organs
           • keeping us warmer
     • taste
       • enriches flavour
     • Vitamins
       • ADEK (Amy didnt even k(c)are)
   • deffiency
     • skin feels dry
     • hair becomes brittle
     • ADHD in children
     • heart disease
   • excess
     • atherocolsis
       • artery walls thicken
     • cancer
     • obesity
     • brain injury