What is the main nutrient in jaggery?
Fats
Proteins
Vitamins
Carbohydrates
Jaggery is rich in carbohydrates. It is essentially unrefined sugar which is obtained from raw concentrated sugarcane juice.
Read the following statements about nutrients and fill in the blanks.
Nutrients are categorised into 2 main types, (i)______ and (ii)______; the first type provides energy and consists of carbohydrates, proteins and fats and is needed in (iii)______ quantities. The second type consists of regulatory nutrients like vitamins and minerals, and is required in (iv)______ quantities.
What are the roles of
(a) Carbohydrates,
(b) Fats
(c) Vitamins
(d) Minerals
We eat food composed of all the nutrients like carbohydrates, proteins, fats, vitamins, minerals and water. After digestion, these are absorbed in the form of glucose,amino acids , fatty acids, glycerol etc.
Write the functions for carbohydrates,proteins,fats,vitamins and minerals.