Nutrition and Organic Nutrients

These flashcards cover key concepts related to balanced diets and organic nutrients as discussed in the lecture.

A balanced diet provides the necessary __ needed to maintain good health.

quality and proportions of nutrients.

Organic nutrients are required in the diet in __ amounts.

relatively large

Carbohydrates are compounds made up of carbon, hydrogen, and __.

oxygen.

An example of a carbohydrate is __.

glucose.

The chemical formula for glucose is __.

C6H12O6.

Glucose can exist as a small ball-and-stick model or as a __.

ring formed from five carbons.