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Fibers

• Help the food in our stomach and  intestine to move smoothly through and produce soft stool.
• Found in fruits,vegetables, and cereals. 

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Water

• Important for the body because it:

      -transports materials in the body.
      -removes body waste and stool (faces) from the body.
      -helps to control the body temperature.
      -needs to be replaced as our body is constantly losing water.

• Food containing a high content of water are milk,fruit juices,soups,plain water and mineral water.           

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minerals

• Maintain our health and control our body processes    
• Found in milk,fruits,vegetables and meat.  

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Vitamins

• Small amounts of food substances taken to keep the body healthy and help to control the various body functions.
• Found in fruits and vegetable.
• There are many kinds of vitamins and each has its own  functions.         

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Fat

• A  source of energy that is used when the body is short carbohydrates.the layer of fat under our skin helps to keep our body warm.
• Found cooking oil,peanut,milk,butter and margarine.
• How to show that a food sample contains fat:

      -Smear the food sample on a piece of  filter paper.leave it for some time.A permanent translucent spot on  the  filter paper indicates the presence of  fat

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Proteins

• For growth,repairing of damaged  body parts and help in increasing the body's immunity against diseases.
• Used as source of energy when the body is short carbohydrates.
• Found in meat,fish,eggs and milk
• How to show that food sample contains  proteins:

      -Pour some Millon's reagent into the food sample and heat it.A brick red coagulation indicates the presence of  proteins  

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 There are five types of nutrients-carbohydrates,proteins,fats,vitamins and minerals.
Carbohydrates

• Give energy for the various body processes
• Found in rice,bread,noodle,yam,maize,sweets
• Excess Carbohydrates taken in can be stored as fats.
• How to show that a food simple contains starch:

      -Add iodine solution to the food sample.If it contains starch,it will turn dark blue

• How to show that  a food sample contains glucose:

      -Pour some Benedict's solution to the food  sample and heat it.A brick red coagulation indicates the presence of glucose

Nutrients

Nutrients
Plants make food using the energy from the sun.They store the food in different parts of the plants such as the leaves,stems,fruits,seeds and roots.We get meat,eggs,honey and milk from animals.Food supply nutrients that are needed by our body for good health.
Humans need food for:

• Energy
• Growth              
• Repair of damaged parts of the body
• develop immunity to fight diseases