Nutritive and Dietetic Value (Junior Cert Home Economics): Flashcards
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What is Nutritive Value?
What is Nutritive Value?
Focuses on nutrients fish provides (protein, fats)
What is Dietetic Value?
What is Dietetic Value?
How fish fits into specific diets
Type of protein in fish
Type of protein in fish
HBV (High Biological Value) protein
Fat content in white fish
Fat content in white fish
No fat
Type of fat in oily fish
Type of fat in oily fish
Unsaturated fat
What oily fish is rich in
What oily fish is rich in
Omega-3 fatty acids
Benefits of omega-3 fatty acids
Benefits of omega-3 fatty acids
Support brain health & help reduce cholesterol
Carbohydrate content in fish
Carbohydrate content in fish
Carb-free/No carbohydrates
Mineral all fish provide
Mineral all fish provide
Iodine
Function of iodine
Function of iodine
Essential for thyroid function
Source of calcium from fish
Source of calcium from fish
Canned fish where bones are eaten
Vitamins in all fish
Vitamins in all fish
B group vitamins
Vitamin mainly found in oily fish
Vitamin mainly found in oily fish
Vitamin D
Digestibility of fish protein
Digestibility of fish protein
Easy to digest
Why white fish ideal for low-calorie diets
Why white fish ideal for low-calorie diets
Low in fat and calories