Nutrition Test Vocab

Substances that the body cannot manufacture but that are needed for forming healthy bones and teeth and for regulating many vital body processes.

A fatty substance that does not dissolve in water.

An indigestable complex carbohydrate.

The process of treating a substance with heat to destroy or slow the growth of pathogens.

A condition in which the body's immune system reacts to substances in some food.

Substances intentionally added to food to produce a desired effect.

The starches and sugars present in foods.

The process by which the body takes in and uses food.

A non-food form of one or more nutrients.

A waxy lipidlike substance that circulates in blood.