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Components of Food Class 6 Notes Science Chapter 2. We eat different food items in our daily life, which we get from plants and animals. Food items or a dish is usually made up of ingredients. These ingredients contain some components that are needed to our body . These components are called nutrients.   The major nutrients found in our food are carbohydrates, fats, protein, vitamin and minerals. In addition ,food also contain water and dietary fibres. Let's discuss a bout it. Carbohydrates It gives energy to our body so that body can perform activity. Food contain carbohydrates in the form of starch and sugar. Rice , potatoes, corn, wheat, sugar , etc are the source of ca rbohydrates . Fats It provides more energy than carbohydrates. It helps to prevents loss of heat from the body surface. But too much fat is harmful for our body, it leads to the obesity. Groundnut oil, soyabean oil, butter , ghee, etc are the source of fat. Vitamins It is a protective food as it protect us from d...

  Chapter 1  Food : where does it come from ? NCERT Solutions. Q1. Do you find that all living beings need the Same kind of food ? Solution- No all living beings doesn't need same kind of food. Q2. Name five plants and their parts that we eat. Solution-  Five plants and their parts that we eat are:- Tomato - Fruit Beans - seed Carrot - Root Potato - stem Spinach - leaves Q3. Match the items given in column A with those in column B. Solution-    Q4. Fill in the blanks with the words given: Herbivore, plant, milk, sugarcane, carnivore. a. Tiger is a carnivore   because it eats only meat. b.  Deer eat only plant product and so, is called herbivores c.  Parrot eats only plant  products. e.   We get sugar from sugarcane.                    

  Food : where does it come from ?   We all eat different foods at different times. All living beings need food for :-  1. Their growth 2. Food provides energy to do work 3. Food repairs the damaged tissue. 4. Food also protect from many diseases. Ingredients :- The materials which is added to prepare a dish or a food is called ingredients. For example - spices, salt, water etc are added while preparing food. Food materials and sources. We get food from plants and animals. Food from plants. Plant is the main source of food. Green plants are also known as producers  because they prepare their own food by using sunlight, air (carbon dioxide), water and chlorophyll ,this process of making food by plant is called photosynthesis.  Food we get from plants is called plant product. We eat different parts of plant. For example- Root( carrot, radish ) , stem (potatoes , onion , sugarcane ,etc), leaves ( spinach, cabbage), Flower (banana broccoli , cauliflower) , seeds ( p...