Food and Digestion (Unit A)

Food lables have information on them which shows you how many calories etc.. are in the things you are eating.

Lables To Learn:

Stomach

Liver

esophagus

Large Bowles

Anus

Small Bowels

Rectum

Pancreas

Enzymes are biological catalysts. Catalysts are substances which add the rate of chemical reactions without being used up.

Enzymes in digestion

enzymereaction catalysed

protease proteins → amino acids

lipase lipids → fatty acids + glycerol

amylase starch → sugars

Balanced diets made up from of 5 different groups

1 Vitamins & Minerals - E.G fruit

2 Fibre - E.G vegetables & cereal

3 Fats - E.G oils

4 Carbohydrates E.G bread & pasta

5 Protein - E.G nuts, meat/meat alternative & fish