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Macro-Nutrients

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Macronutrients(macros) are the nutrients that your body need in large amounts.1

Macronutrients are required by the human body to maintain system. Some provide energy directly to the body, and some do not. When people usually talk about macros, they refer to the energy providing classes of macro-nutrients (a.k.a. principal classes2)

Principal Classes

These are relatively consumed in large quantities, compared to [[Micro-Nutrients]] such as Vitamins, and Minerals.

  1. Protein ~16.7 KJ/g3
  2. Carbohydrates ~16.7KJ/g 3
  3. Fats ~37.4 KJ/g3

These are not to be confused with Calories - as they measure the nutrition value of a meal (combination of the nutrients in specific ratios, in each ingredient)2

Other Classes

These are also ingested in large quantities, but do not provide any nutritional value. #Citation-Needed

  1. Oxygen
  2. Water
  3. Fiber

See Also

  1. Micro-Nutrients

References

  1. What Are Macronutrients?, by Christine Mikstas on WebMD.com (13 July 2023) ↩

  2. List of macronutrients, on en.wikipedia.org (24 Jan 2024) ↩↩

  3. Chapter 3: Calculation Of The Energy Content of Foods - Energy Conversion Factors, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (30 March 2017) ↩↩↩