Like, I need to know which element they are and which food they are contained in. It's for this project i have to do in Science. We have to create a periodic table of food. Any help will be greatly appreciated!!
2007-11-17 03:58:07 · 4 answers · asked by Just~B~N~Me!! 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry
food is made up of a wide variety of chemicals: simple sugars, complex sugars, carbohydrates, minerals (vitamins), etc. which are made of different kinds of atoms. Most of these are organic compounds consisting of C, H, and O atoms in different combinations. Minerals contain metals like Ca, Fe, Na, ...
Check out Wikipedia for the chemical formulas for some of these things. good luck
2007-11-17 04:07:07 · answer #1 · answered by Gary H 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hydrogen, oxygen, carbon, nitrogen, iron, sodium, chlorine, iodine, potassium...the list goes on and on....
Carbon, Hydrogen, oxygen, and nitrogen form many organic compounds that are present in food. For example: all your vitamins and protiens, and the acids.
Sodium and chlorine make table salt.
Potassium is found in bananas and other foods and Potassium and Iodine make table salt substitutes. Iodine is also found in shell fish. Mercury has been found in fish.
2007-11-17 12:09:07 · answer #2 · answered by mcalhoun333 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Pick up some food packages and look at the ingredients. You will find things like Iron, Magnesium, Potassium, etc. For fruits and vegetables, check the nutrition charts they have in supermarkets.
2007-11-17 12:07:59 · answer #3 · answered by Joe B. 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sodium,Potassium, Calcium, Iron,Zinc,Iodine. And Sodium Bicarbonate(sodium with 2 molecules of carbon) is baking soda.
2007-11-17 12:09:17 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋