ESS 3 Lecture 11: Ch_8 11_2_17 ESS3

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Essential, energy-yielding nutrients that must be supplied through the diet. Needed in large amounts compared to the micronutrients (vitamins & minerals) With the exception of water, supply energy (calories) Protein, carbs, and fats are composed of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen. Rda = 0. 8/kg of body weight for adults. Carbs 45 to 65% total calories (225 to 325 grams) Protein 10 to 35% total calories (50 to 175 grams) Energy source (4 kcal/g) *not a preferred function for protein. Most popular sources of protein in the u. s diet: animal products (more than 60%, grain products, dairy products. Amino acids are the building blocks of proteins. Proteins more complex than carbs or fats. Amino acids are linked together by peptide bonds to form proteins. Cooh of one amino acid is joined with the amino group (nh2) of another amino acid. Condensation of two amino acids to form a dipeptide. After translation, amino acid chains fold into a particular shape.

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