Proximate 3232045 220669871 2008-06-21T00:10:11Z Eubot 231599 Hatnote formatting, see [[User:Eubot/Hatnote formatting]] :''For the linguistic sense, see [[Grammatical person#Additional persons|Grammatical person]].'' {{for|proximate causation|Proximate and ultimate causation}} {{for|proximate cause in law|Proximate cause}} '''Proximates''' are used in the analysis of biological materials as a decomposition of a human-consumable good into its major constituents. What people consider proximates may vary, but usually includes: * Water * [[Carbohydrate]]s * [[Protein]]s * [[Dietary fibre]]s * [[Fatty acid]]s * [[Ash (analytical chemistry)|Ash]] * [[Vitamin]]s * [[Dietary mineral]]s * [[Alcohol]] What makes proximates particular is that the total of their presence in the food must always sum up to 100%. The nutritional information on food containers usually specifies the nutrients in terms of proximates, but these seldom add up to 100%, indicating that the manufacturer left out some of the insignificant ones such as water. {{health-stub}}