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  • Essential Dietary Compounds: Carbohydrates, Proteins & Lipids
    Carbohydrates:

    * Glucose: Found in fruits, vegetables, and grains.

    * Sucrose: Found in table sugar, honey, and molasses.

    * Lactose: Found in milk and other dairy products.

    Proteins:

    * Amino acids: The building blocks of proteins, found in meat, fish, eggs, dairy products, legumes, and nuts.

    * Peptides: Short chains of amino acids, found in meat, fish, eggs, and dairy products.

    * Proteins: Long chains of amino acids, found in meat, fish, eggs, dairy products, legumes, and nuts.

    Lipids:

    * Fatty acids: The building blocks of lipids, found in vegetable oils, animal fats, and fish oils.

    * Triglycerides: The most common type of lipid, composed of three fatty acids attached to a glycerol molecule, found in vegetable oils, animal fats, and fish oils.

    * Phospholipids: Lipids that contain a phosphate group, found in cell membranes and in some foods such as eggs and soybeans.

    Vitamins:

    * Vitamin A: Found in carrots, sweet potatoes, spinach, and other green leafy vegetables.

    * Vitamin C: Found in citrus fruits, strawberries, broccoli, and other fruits and vegetables.

    * Vitamin D: Found in fortified milk, eggs, and fatty fish.

    * Vitamin E: Found in nuts, seeds, vegetable oils, and leafy green vegetables.

    * Vitamin K: Found in leafy green vegetables, broccoli, and soybeans.

    Minerals:

    * Calcium: Found in milk, yogurt, cheese, and other dairy products.

    * Iron: Found in meat, fish, poultry, and legumes.

    * Potassium: Found in fruits, vegetables, and dairy products.

    * Sodium: Found in salt, processed foods, and some beverages.

    * Zinc: Found in meat, fish, poultry, and legumes.

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