nutrients

• Nutrient


  A chemical substance that makes up food. When we eat (digest) them our body can use them for many functions
• Elemental composition of foods

  • Made up of 4 elements: Carbon (C), Hydrogen (H), Oxygen (O) and Nitrogen (N)
• Classification of nutrients


  • Saturated or unsaturated fats
  • Water soluble vitamins (B&C)
• Source


  The food that gives us this nutrient e.g. a source of calcium is milk
• Functions


  What that nutrient does to my body e.g. protein is needed for growth and repair of cells