AI&D
Click on a link below to learn about either: the non-nutrient Agents, naturally found in foods; the not-so-natural Ingredients, added to our foods by manufacturers; or the Definitions of scientific terms, frequently used in the nutritional world:
- Amino Acids
- Antioxidants
- Calcium
- Chloride
- Cholesterol
- Complete & Incomplete Proteins
- Coenzyme
- Cofactor
- Corn Syrup
- Dextrose (coming soon)
- DHA (docosahexaenoic acid) (coming soon)
- Disaccharides
- Electrolytes
- Electrons
- Emulsifier
- Enzyme
- Essential/Non-Essential
- Essential Fatty Acids
- EPA (eicosapentaenoic acid) (coming soon)
- Fiber
- Free Radicals
- Fructose
- Galactose (coming soon)
- Glucose (coming soon)
- Glucagon
- Glycogen
- Guar Gum
- High Fructose Corn Syrup (coming soon)
- Hydrogenation
- Hydrolyzed Vegetable Protein
- Insulin
- Ions
- Leptin
- Lipids (coming soon)
- Magnesium
- MET (Metabolic Equivalent of Task)
- Monosaccharides (coming soon)
- Monounsaturated Fats
- Nitrogen
- Nucleus
- Neutrons
- Oligosaccharides (coming soon)
- Phosphate
- Polysaccharides (coming soon)
- Polyunsaturated Fats
- Potassium
- Protons
- Saturated Fats
- Sodium
- Starch
- Steroids (coming soon)
- Sterols (coming soon)
- Sugar
- Sulfur
- Trans-fats
- Unsaturated Fats
- Vitamin A
- Vitamin B
- Vitamin C
- Vitamin D
- Vitamin E
- Vitamin K
- Xanthan Gum