10. When using Atwater factors to determine the amount of calories from carbohydrates, it is necessary to subtract the fiber content, per unit of carbohydrate because _____.     fiber cannot be broken down in the body, so it is not used for energy fiber is loosely bound to carbohydrate molecules, and are cleaved immediately after ingestion fiber should not be subtracted from carbohydrates because the binding of these molecules is what allow them to be an accessible form of energy fiber and carbohydrates are not related

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10. When using Atwater factors to determine the amount of calories from carbohydrates, it is necessary to subtract the fiber content, per unit of carbohydrate because _____.
 
 
  • fiber cannot be broken down in the body, so it is not used for energy
  • fiber is loosely bound to carbohydrate molecules, and are cleaved immediately after ingestion
  • fiber should not be subtracted from carbohydrates because the binding of these molecules is what allow them to be an accessible form of energy
  • fiber and carbohydrates are not related
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