Nutrition and food safety Crossword

An inorganic element needed in small amounts as a nutrient to perform various functions in the body.
The amino acids the body can make for itself.
A vitamin, specifically vitamin A, D, E, or K, that dissolves in fats.
A food that has had vitamins and minerals added back that were lost in the refining process.
A protein that contains all the indispensable amino acids.
A white, waxy lipid made by the body that is part of every cell. Cholesterol is also found in foods of animal origin.
One of the six classes of nutrients that includes sugars, starches, and fibers. Carbohydrates are the body's main source of energy.
A substance that reacts with free radicals (unstable single oxygen molecules) to protect other substances from harmful effects of the free radicals.
One of the building blocks of protein molecules.
A polysaccharide. Starch and fiber are complex carbohydrates.
The non-digestible carbohydrates and lignins that make up the tough, fibrous cell walls of plants.
The isolated, non-digestible carbohydrates that have beneficial effects in human health.
A monosaccharide that circulates in the bloodstream and serves as the body's main source of energy.
A lipoprotein that picks up cholesterol from around the body and transfers it to other lipoproteins for transport back to the liver for removal from the body.
A protein that is missing or short in one or more of the indispensable amino acids.
A hormone secreted by the pancreas to regulate blood glucose level.
A group of compounds that includes triglycerides (fats and oils), phospholipids (lecithin), and sterols (cholesterol).
Health-enhancing non-nutrient compounds in plant foods that are active in the body at the cellular level.
An energy-yielding nutrient composed of carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, and nitrogen.
A carbohydrate sweetener that is separated from its natural source for use as a food additive.