1/17/2012

Food Nutrients

Essential Nutrients Simple Carbohydrates

Total Carbs Net Carbs

1
 1/17/2012

Food Components that are needed Something that can be consumed;

(used) to maintain health
(ex. Water, carbohydrates, vitamins) may be harmful or healthy

Sugars found in Juices, soda, Nutrients that cannot be made by an

table sugar and processed foods organism OR made in sufficient amounts

Not a definition approved by the

FDA.
=Total mass - protein fat water
Net carbs= total carbs fiber
ash (whatever is left after burning)
glycerine- sugar alcohols (including
ethanol)

2
 1/17/2012

Lipids Protein

Vitamin 13

Minerals Alcohol

3
 1/17/2012

Can be visible or Hidden;

Visible- Can be seen on the nutrition
label; also known as dietary fats
Can come from plants or animal
sources. Composition will vary
Hidden- fats that do not appear on
based on type (plant v. animal)
the nutrition label and are
consumed when avoiding dietary
fats. ( Ex source: cell membranes)

1. Organic (contain multiple carbons); allows

them to be very complex

2. THEY ARE NEEDED ONLY AT A CERTAIN

The number of vitamins LEVEL; EXCESS IS EXCRETED OR STORED

(currently) 3. DO NOT SUPPLY ENERGY. However many

are needed for energy metabolism

4. May important for making structures, but

not PART of the structure (like bone)

Inorganic materials necessary for

health. Ex. Iron, Copper, Calcium, etc
Not a Nutrient; supplies energy and
can make you fat but not needed to
Amounts needed range from large
live
(grams, teaspoons) to ultratrace
(WOW! I cant see it)

4
 1/17/2012

Energy Yielding Nutrients kcal or Calorie

Metabolism Digestion

Complex Carbohydrates Dental Caries

5

1,000 calories
(Note that the Big C Calorie is
different from the little c calorie)
The breakdown of a substance from
its large structure to its individual
units in the GI tract.
Cavities
1/17/2012
Fat- 9 kcal/g
Protein- 4 kcal/g
Carbohydrates- 4 kcal/g
(Alcohol- NOT A NUTRIENT, but does
provide energy- 7 kcal/g)
The breakdown of nutrients.
Can be Gross which refers to
digestion OR
Can be cellular which refers to the
formation of ATP (energy)
Acquired from eating whole
foods; ex. Starch, Fiber