List of Macronutrients

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List of macronutrients

Minerals

 Calcium
 Phosphorus
 Sodium
 Potassium
 Chlorine
 Magnesium
 Sulfur

Protein

Amino Acids

 Standard amino acids


 Alanine
 Arginine
 Aspartic acid (aspartate)
 Asparagine
 Cystine
 Glutamic acid (glutamate)
 Glutamine
 Glycine
 Histidine
 Isoleucine (branched chain amino acid)
 Leucine (branched chain amino acid)
 Lysine
 Methionine
 Phenylalanine
 Proline
 Serine
 Threonine
 Tryptophan
 Tyrosine
 Valine (branched chain amino acid)
 Other amino acids
 Theanine

Fat
Saturated fats

 Butyric acid
 Caprioc acid
 Caprylic acid
 Capric acid
 Lauric acid
 Myristic acid
 Pentadecanoic acid
 Palmitic acid
 Heptadec acid
 Stearic acid
 Arachidic acid
 Behenate acid
 Tetracos acid

Monounsaturated fats

 Myristol
 Pentadecenoic
 Palmitol
 Heptadecenoic
 Oleic acid
 Eicosen
 Erucic acid
 Nervonic acid

Polyunsaturated fats

 Linoleic acid
 Linolenic acid
 Stearidon
 Eicosatrienoic
 Arachidon
 EPA (eicosapentaenoic acid) - an essential fatty acid
 DPA
 DHA (docosahexaenoic acid) - an essential fatty acid

Essential fatty acids

 EPA (eicosapentaenoic acid)


 DHA (docosahexaenoic acid)

Other Fats
 Omega 3 fatty acids
 Omega 6 fatty acids
 Trans fatty acids
 Cholesterol

Fat substitutes

 Simplesse

Carbohydrates

Dietary fiber

 Soluble fiber
 Insoluble fiber

Starch

Sugars

 Monosaccharides
 Fructose
 Galactose
 Glucose
 Disaccharides
 Lactose
 Maltose
 Sucrose
 Alcohol

Sugar substitutes

 Artificial sugar substitutes


 Acesulfame-K —
 Acesulfame potassium — 200x sweetness (by weight), Nutrinova, E950, FDA Approved 2003
 Alitame — 2,000x sweetness (by weight), Pfizer, Pending FDA Approval
 Aspartame — 160-200x sweetness (by weight), NutraSweet, E951, FDA Approved 1981
 Cyclamate — 30x sweetness (by weight), Abbott, E952, FDA Banned 1969, pending re-approval
 Dulcin — 250x sweetness (by weight), FDA Banned 1950
 Neohesperidine dihydrochalcone — 1,500x sweetness (by weight), E959
 Neotame — 8,000x sweetness (by weight), NutraSweet, FDA Approved 2002
 P-4000 — 4,000x sweetness (by weight), FDA Banned 1950
 Saccharin — 300x sweetness (by weight), E954, FDA Approved 1958
 Sucralose — 600x sweetness (by weight), Tate & Lyle, FDA Approved 1998
 Natural sugar substitutes
 Brazzein — Protein, 2,000x sweetness of sucrose (by weight), Exxx
 Curculin — Protein, 550x sweetness (by weight), Exxx
 Erythritol — 0.7x sweetness (by weight), 14x sweetness of sucrose (by food energy), 0.05x energy
density of sucrose
 Fructose —
 Glycyrrhizin — 50x sweetness (by weight)
 Glycerol — 0.6x sweetness (by weight), 0.55x sweetness (by food energy), 1.075x energy density,
E422
 Hydrogenated starch hydrolysates — 0.4x-0.9x sweetness (by weight), 0.5x-1.2x sweetness (by food
energy), 0.75x energy density
 Isomalt — 0.45x-0.65x sweetness (by weight), 0.9x-1.3x sweetness (by food energy), 0.5x energy
density, E953
 Lactitol — 0.4x sweetness (by weight), 0.8x sweetness (by food energy), 0.5x energy density, E966
 Mabinlin — Protein, 100x sweetness (by weight), Exxx
 Maltitol — 0.9x sweetness (by weight), 1.7x sweetness (by food energy), 0.525x energy density, E965
 Mannitol — 0.5x sweetness (by weight), 1.2x sweetness (by food energy), 0.4x energy density, E421
 Miraculin — Protein, nx sweetness (by weight), Exxx
 Monellin — Protein, 3,000x sweetness (by weight), Exxx
 Pentadin — Protein, 500x sweetness (by weight), Exxx
 Sorbitol — 0.6x sweetness (by weight), 0.9x sweetness (by food energy), 0.65x energy density, E420
 Stevia — 250x sweetness (by weight)
 Tagatose — 0.92x sweetness (by weight), 2.4x sweetness (by food energy), 0.38x energy density
 Thaumatin — Protein, — 2,000x sweetness (by weight), E957
 Xylitol — 1.0x sweetness (by weight), 1.7x sweetness (by food energy), 0.6x energy density, E967

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