Food Constituents

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Food Constituents
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Water

• Water is used in the body to maintain body
  temperature
• Is found in plants or can be drunk from troughs
  or creeks etc

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Protein

• Is broken up into amino acids for absorption
• Used in the body to grow and repair body tissue
• Found in leaves of plants legumes and clovers

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Carbohydrate sugars and starch

• Broken into glucose for absorption
• Used in the body for energy
• Is found in leaves ,stems, clovers and grasses

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Vitamins and minerals

• Broken into trace elements for absorption
• Used in the body for health and vitality
• Found in leaves ,herbs ,chicory and plantain