Quiz: Components of Food

Generally, our meals contain at least one item made of some kind of _______.

It is not possible for everyone to have _______ meals every time.

The ingredients to make a meal are obtained from ______ and animals.

The components present in the ingredients of a meal are called ______.

How many types of nutrients are found in the food that we consume?

The food we eat also contains ______ and water which are also needed by our body.

Iodine can be diluted by adding ______ to make an iodine solution.

How much caustic soda should be dissolved in 100 ml of water to get the perfect caustic soda solution?

How much copper sulphate is required to dissolve in 100 ml of water to make a perfect copper sulphate solution.

In a Punjabi meal the main item of grain is ______.

Which is the main item of grain in the meals of the people of Andhra Pradesh?

Which among these is an item of dal or meat consumed by the people of Punjab?

What do the people of Punjab mainly eat as vegetables in their meals?

Which of these is an item of dal in the state of Andhra Pradesh?

In the meals of Andhra Pradesh ______ is eaten mainly as vegetables.

The carbohydrates found in our food are in the form of _______ and sugar.

We can test for starch by adding 2-3 drops of _______ solution to a small amount of cooked food or raw ingredients.

On adding some drops of iodine solution on the food containing starch, its colour changes to ________.

We can test for protein by adding ______ and copper sulphate solution to the food.

To which colour does the food containing protein change when the solutions of caustic soda and copper sulphate are added to it?

If a food contains _____ then it leaves oily patches on the paper in which it was wrapped tightly.

The foods containing ______ and fats provide energy to our body.

The foods containing carbohydrates and fats are also called ________ giving foods.

Which nutrient is required for the growth and repair of our body.

The foods containing ______ are also called bodybuilding foods.

Which of these nutrients protect us from diseases?

Our eyes, bones, teeth and gums remain healthy by the consumption of foods containing _______.

Vitamins are mainly of ______ types.

Which vitamin helps us to keep our skin and eyes healthy?

Which vitamin develops the immune system of our body and helps us to fight against many diseases?

The calcium which is needed to make our bones and teeth strong is obtained from ______.

Which of these nutrients is required in a very small amount for our body?

Which of these foods is a source of vitamin A?

Which among these foods is a source of vitamin B?

_______ is a source of vitamin C.

Which vitamin is obtained from fishes?

Which vitamin is prepared by our body itself in the presence of sunlight?

The insufficient exposure to sunlight causes _______ of vitamin D in our body.

Which among these foods is a rich source of carbohydrates?

Apart from the nutrients our body also needs _______ and water from the food we eat.

The dietary fibres present in our food are also known as _______.

Who mainly provides the roughage in our food?

Which among these is the main source of roughage?

Roughage helps our body to get rid of ________ food.

Which among these is a source of iodine?

Phosphorus can be obtained from _______.

Which is the main source of iron from among these?

Which of these foods is a source of calcium?

Water helps our body to absorb _______ from the food we consume.

Water helps in discharging the wastes from our body in the form of _______ and sweat.

Our diet must have the perfect composition of ______ for the growth and maintenance of our body.

A diet containing the right amount of nutrients with roughage and water is called a _______ diet.

The food consumed by us should be properly cooked as to not lose their ______.

Which of these nutrients might we lose by washing the peeled fruits or vegetables several times?

By throwing away the excess water from cooked food, we mainly lose the _______.

While cooking we should not supply excess heat to the food as it results in the loss of vitamin ____.

We must not consume a lot of fat-containing food as it may lead to ______.

If our regular meal is missing any of the nutrients for a long time then it may cause us to suffer from ________.

The diseases caused by the lack of nutrients in our food are called ______.

Lack of proteins in our diet for a long time can cause ______.

What should we have to prevent our body from deficiency diseases?

What does the deficiency of vitamin A cause?

A disease called BeriBeri is caused due to the deficiency of vitamin ________.

The lack of vitamin C in our diet causes a disease called _______.

Which of these diseases is caused due to the lack of vitamin D in our diet?

The deficiency of ______ causes weak bones and tooth decay.

A disease called _______ is caused by the lack of iodine in our diet.

The lack of iron in our diet leads us to suffer from _______.

Weak muscles and a lesser amount of energy to work are the symptoms of a disease called ________.

A person having bleeding gums is affected by a disease called _________.

The bones of our body become soft and bent when we suffer from the disease called _______.

The glands of our neck seem to be swollen due to the lack of ________ in our diet.

Which vitamin is required to maintain good eyesight?

Which of these minerals is required to keep our bones healthy and strong?

Night blindness is caused due to the deficiency of ________.