List of macronutrients
From Self-sufficiency
There are three primary macronutrients defined as being the classes of chemical compounds humans consume in the largest quantities and which provide bulk energy. These are protein, fat, and carbohydrate. This list shows the categorizeation of the most common food components by these macronutrients. Macronutrients can also refer to the chemical elements humans consume in the largest quantities, see Nutrient.
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)
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
- Compound acid
Monounsaturated fats
Polyunsaturated fats
- Linoleic acid
- Linolenic acid
- Stearidon
- Eicosatrienoic
- Arachidon
- eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) - an essential fatty acid
- DPA
- DHA (docosahexaenoic acid) - an essential fatty acid
