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List of Macronutrients

The document lists various macronutrients including minerals, proteins and amino acids, fats, and carbohydrates. Under minerals it lists calcium, phosphorus, sodium, potassium, chlorine, magnesium and sulfur. It provides lists of saturated, monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fats. It also lists dietary fiber, starch, sugars and sugar substitutes as types of carbohydrates.

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List of Macronutrients

The document lists various macronutrients including minerals, proteins and amino acids, fats, and carbohydrates. Under minerals it lists calcium, phosphorus, sodium, potassium, chlorine, magnesium and sulfur. It provides lists of saturated, monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fats. It also lists dietary fiber, starch, sugars and sugar substitutes as types of carbohydrates.

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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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