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Carbohydrates & Protein - Coggle Diagram
Carbohydrates & Protein
Carbohydrates
Starches and sugars found in food
3 types
Complex
Starches
Found in grain products such as bread
Fiber
Complex carbs that body can't digest
Help make digesting easier by moving waste through digestive system
Found in vegetables, Fruits, etc.
Simple
Glucose
Body can digest
Lactose
Found in milk
Fructose
Found in fruits
Most carbohydrates get turn into glucose so that body can digest
Main source of energy
Protein
Nutrients that body uses to build and repair cells and tissues
made up of chemical called
amino acids
2 types
11 amino acid are
non-essential
They are called non-essential because the body can produce them
9 amino acids are
essential
They are called essential because body need to get them from food
animal sources are something called
complete protein
examples
Eggs
Dairy Products
Meat
Soy
because they contain all 9 essential amino acid
Your body use about 20 amino acids found from food