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Nutrients in Food (part 1)

Total questions: 26

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

It is still mandatory to fortify all wheat flour except for whole-meal


a)

True

b)

False

2.

When wheat is processed some of its nutrients are removed?

a)

True

b)

False

3.

Which nutrients are fortified into wheat flour? choose 3

a)

Iron

b)

calcium

c)

water

d)

thiamine

4.

Name the structure of the wheat (choose 3)

a)

Bran

b)

shell

c)

endosperm

d)

germ

5.

Which part of the wheat grain contains fibre? (1 mark)


a)

endosperm

b)

germ

c)

bran

6.

Which nutrients are found in the germ? 


a)

HBV proteins

b)

LBV proteins

c)

B vitamins

d)

fat

7.

Potatoes are a staple food

a)

True

b)

False

8.

Fruits are high in which nutrients? choose 3


a)

Vitamin A

b)

Vitamin C

c)

Fibre

d)

Protein

9.

Fruits are low in....

a)

Protein

b)

Fat

10.

Many vitamins are destroyed by heat 


a)

True

b)

False

11.

 When cooking vegetables you could preserve it's vitamin C by.....


choose 3

a)

Steaming

b)

Boiling

c)

Roasting

d)

Stir frying

12.

We should include more vegetables and fruit into our diet because...

choose 3

a)

they are low in fat

b)

they provide you with vitamins and fibre

c)

good source of carbohydrates

d)

good source of protein

13.

Name the main nutrient found in milk

a)

water

b)

fat

c)

protein

14.

 Name the carbohydrate in the form of natural sugar found in milk

a)

sucrose

b)

fructose

c)

lactose

15.

Name two vitamins found in milk

choose 2

a)

vitamin D

b)

HBV

c)

vitamin A

d)

calcium

16.

Name the protein found in milk

a)

calcium

b)

lactose

c)

caesin

17.

Name the two minerals found in milk

a)

phosphorus

b)

iodine

c)

calcium

18.

Name some benefits of drinking rice milk

choose 3

a)

low in fat

b)

high in fat

c)

easily digested

d)

good source of carbohydrate

19.

Rice milk has less protein and essential fatty acids than cow's milk

a)

true

b)

false

20.

Benefits of drinking oat milk are...

choose 3

a)

high in saturated fat

b)

low in saturated fat

c)

rich in folic acid & vitain E

d)

good source of fibre

21.

benefits of drinking soya milk

choose 3

a)

lower in fat

b)

lower in carbohydrates

c)

contains HBV proteins

d)

Lower in HBV proteins

22.

We are encouraged to eat how many portions of oily fish per week?

a)

3

b)

1

c)

2

23.

Calcium are a good source of fish when the bones are eaten

a)

true

b)

false

c)

sometimes

24.

Lecithin is an emulsifier

a)

true

b)

false

25.

Leicithin is found in

a)

egg whites

b)

egg yolks

c)

egg shells

26.

Albumin is found in...

a)

egg white

b)

egg yolk

c)

egg shells