List of macronutrients

This is a list of macronutrients.

Additional recommended knowledge Don't let static charges disrupt your weighing accuracy What is the Correct Way to Check Repeatability in Balances? Weighing the right way Contents 1 Minerals 2 Protein 2.1 Amino Acids 3 Fat 3.1 Saturated fats 3.2 Monounsaturated fats 3.3 Polyunsaturated fats 3.4 Essential fatty acids 3.5 Other Fats 3.6 Fat substitutes 4 Carbohydrates 4.1 Dietary fiber 4.2 Starch 4.3 Sugars 4.4 Sugar substitutes

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