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Nutrients: substances obtained from food that act as building blocks for the body to
maintain health repair tissues and promote growth
Vitamins
• Organic
• Do not provide energy
• Micronutrients
Minerals
• Inorganic
• Do not provide energy
• can not be destroyed/ can be lost
• Can bind/ leach into water
Energy density: measure of the energy a food provides relative to the amount of the
food
Alcohol
-7 kcalories per gram
- but it is not a nutrient, however, because it cannot support the body's growth,
maintenance, or repair
DRI (DIETARY REFERENCE INTAKES) : a set of values for the dietary nutrient intakes of
healthy people in the United States and Canada. These values are used for planning
and assessing diets; set of values to be used as nutrient intake goals by individuals
-estimated average requirements(EAR)
-recommended dietary allowances(RDA)
-adequate intake(AI)
-tolerable upper intake level(UL)
PROTEIN: 10-35%
FATS: 20-35%
CARBS: 45-65%
AI (adequate intake): a set of values that are used as guides for nutrient intakes when
scientific evidence is insufficient to determine an EAR/RDA.
AI (adequate intake): a set of values that are used as guides for nutrient intakes when
scientific evidence is insufficient to determine an EAR/RDA.