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Annalysis of Bread
Bread, Wheat Germ Toasted 100 grams
Some of the most common vitamins and minerals in this food item: Vitamins A and C, Calcium, Zinc, Vitamin B6, Magnesium, Iron (Diet and Fitness Today, n.d.)
Other important nutritional components of this food item: Manganese, Selenium and Total Folate (Diet and Fitness Today, n.d.)
The highest category of biological molecule present: Carbohydrates (Diet and Fitness Today, n.d.)
How much of this food item is water? 29.0 g (Diet and Fitness Today, n.d.)
Provide one reason why water is important for life: Living cells are 70% – 95% water (Importance of Water, n.d.)
Proteins. Describe the structure of this type of molecule, and its primary function(s): The word “protein” is derived from the Greek word proteios, which means “of the first order” (New World Encyclopedia, 2009).
The primary structure of a protein molecule is the sequence of amino acids in the protein (PLoS Biology n.d.).
Would I recommend this food as part of a healthy diet? Yes. It is high in fiber and contains many beneficial nutrients, among which are Omega-3 fatty acids (WheatGermBenefits, n.d.).
Protein and Amino Acids Content in gm % Recommended Value Fats and Fatty Acids Content in gm %
Recommended Value
Protein 10.0 g 2% Total Fat
3.0 g 5%
Tryptophan
0.0 Trans Fat
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Threonine
0.0 Saturated Fat
0.0 g 0%
Isoleucine
0.0 Mono-unsaturated Fat 1.0 g
Leucine
0.0 Polyunsaturated Fat 0.0 g
Lysine
0.0
Methionine
0.0
Cystine . . . read more.
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