Definitions [3]
Define the following:
Saprozoic
Saprozoic nutrition refers to nutrition in which animals feed on dead or decaying matter.
Define the following:
Vitamin
Vitamins are organic compounds regularly required in minute quantities in the diet for normal metabolism, health, and growth.
Define spoilage of food.
The change in the normal state of the food is called spoilage of food.
Key Points
Key Points: Nutrients and Nutrition
- According to WHO, nutrition means taking in food in relation to the body’s dietary needs.
- It includes five main processes: ingestion, digestion, absorption, assimilation and egestion, which together describe how the body handles food.
Concepts [19]
- Food and Its Types
- Nutrients and Nutrition
- Component of Food
- Carbohydrates
- Proteins
- Fats (Lipids)
- Vitamin and Minerals
- Component of Food: Minerals
- Deficiency Diseases
- Diseases Due to Deficiency of Carbohydrates
- Diseases Due to Deficiency of Proteins
- Diseases Due to Deficiency of Fats
- Diseases Due to Deficiency of Vitamin
- Diseases Due to Deficiency of Minerals
- Spoilage of Food
- Food and Micro-organisms
- Methods of Food Preservation
- Food Adulteration
- Food Quality Control
