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Q: Why does everyone break down starch at different rates?
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Q: In what way is the protein in a cooked egg the same as that in a raw egg?
A: Proteins or polypeptide are sequence amino acids which are joined by peptide bonds. The tertiary…
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A: Micronutrients are the one of the type of nutrients where it is used up by the body in large amounts…
Q: Which of the following is a non-reducing sugar- a) Glucose c) Maltose 181. b) Lactose d) Sucrose
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Q: Briefly describe the following and give examples. 1. Starch 2. Glycogen 3. Protein
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Q: Which of the following types of oil is the best source of healthy, unsaturated fats? Group of answer…
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Q: Which of the following carbohydrates function as a major source of cellular fuel? a. starch in plant…
A: Introduction: Carbohydrates are large biomolecules that are present abundantly on the earth. It…
Q: A food containing 400 kcalories step 1. has 10 % of Kcals from fat. How may grams of fat does this…
A: Food is the major energy source for all organisms. The caloric (energy) value of a particular food…
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A: Calorie is a unit, used to measure the heat, produced by the metabolism of substances or food…
Q: why do lipids have a higher caloric value per gram than carbohydrates or proteins?
A: Calorific value:It is the amount of energy present in a food or fuel. It is determined by the…
Q: Why are fats needed in the body?
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Q: Why do advertisements say that margarine “tastes like butter” or “has butter “.How is margarine…
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Q: If both cellulose and starch are just polymers of glucose, why can we only get glucose from starch,…
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Q: Which of the following food storage molecules releases ammonia when fully digested? amylopectin (a…
A: The major food storage molecules found in organisms are lipids, carbohydrates, and proteins. Lipids…
Q: Why are fats well suited for energy storage in human body?
A: Carbohydrates, fats, and proteins are the three essential macronutrients and are required by the…
Q: If starch can be used as a source of energy, why does the body break it down into glucose?
A: Starch is a polysaccharide. It is a polymer of glucose bound by alpha 1,4 linkage.
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Q: Fructose and galactose are both isomers ofa. glycogen.b. glucose. c. starch. d. maltose.
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Q: Which of the following contains the most lipids? A. Banana B. Champorado C. Olive oil D. Cheese
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Q: Why are fats a richer source of energy than carbohydrates?
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Q: In a dietary context, what is the difference between natural sugar and refined sugar? Why are…
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Q: Why does a cell store carbohydrate as starch rather than glucose
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Q: One piece of Chicken and Bacon pizza contains 19 grams of carbohydrate, 8 grams of protein, and 17…
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Q: Which of the following statements is TRUE? A) Monosaccharides are the building blocks of…
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Q: Figure 3 shows two polysaccharides, A and B. Name the polysaccharides A and B. Briefly distinguish…
A: Polysaccharides are ubiquitous in nature. Polysaccharides are polymers with hundreds or thousands…
Q: of fat. What percent of calories in this piece of pizza are from fat?.
A: Percentage of calories from each macronutrient can be calculated by determining the total calories…
Q: What is an example of a saturated fat? O 1. olive oil O 2. corn oil O 3. butter O 4. canola oil
A: 3.Butter
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Q: how can a diet that is 90% carbohydrates support the same amount of protein in the human body as a…
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Q: Which type of polysaccharide is used as an energy storage molecule in animals? glycogen…
A: A carbohydrate molecule is consists of oxygen, carbon and hydrogen atoms.
Q: Why might it be a bad idea to take large quantities of a single amino acid dietary supplement?
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Q: Which of the following has fructose in it? Group of answer choices A. glucose B. starch C.…
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Q: Why are unsaturated fats considered healthier?
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Q: A bowl of raisin bran contains the following amounts of carbohydrate: Starch: 13 grams Fiber: 4…
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Q: Which of the following shows a saturated fatty acid? a) ^ mcoOOH COOH b) c) coOOH d) FV nooOH O A O…
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Q: Why is fat said to be 4 times energy dense than the carbohydrates?
A: There are 4 biological macromolecules; Lipids, proteins, carbohydrates and nucleic acids. Fats and…
Q: Plants store glucose as _____ and _____. starch; sucrose fructose; sucrose galactose; fructose…
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Q: How many chiral centers are in D-Glucose? Select one: a. 6 b. 3 c. 5 d. 4
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Q: Why large quantity of salt and sugar is added to pickles and jams?
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b) Why would starch be better to eat before a long race than glucose?
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- An example of a monosaccharide is ________. a. fructose b. glucose c. galactose d. all of the aboveDixie Bee wanted to make JELL-O shots for her next party, but felt guilty about encouraging her guests to consume alcohol. She tried to compensate for the toxicity of the alcohol by adding pieces of healthy fresh pineapple to the shots, but when she did, the JELL-O never solidified. What happened? Hint: JELL-O is mainly sugar and a gelatinous mixture of proteins.Which of the following contains the most lipids? A. Banana B. Champorado C. Olive oil D. Cheese
- which of the following statements is true? a.) sucrose has no nutritional value b.) sucrose supplies more energy gram per gram, than starch c.) sucrose is a source of glucose d.) sucrose is comprised of two glucose moleculesIn a dietary context, what is the difference between natural sugar and refined sugar? Why are refined sugars said to contain empty calories?When the disaccharide is hydrolyzed, the monosaccharide units that are produced are
- Why does glucose and sucrose get metabolized but starch does not?Why are fats a richer source of energy than carbohydrates?When betadine is dropped into a ripe banana, does this turn into orange/brown or blue-black? Does a ripe banana contain starch? Take not that unripe and ripe banana has different results.
- If starch can be used as a source of energy, why does the body break it down into glucose?A can of soda contains 120 Calories and no protein or fat. How many grams of carbohydrates are present in each can?Which of the following carbohydrates are reducing and which are nonreducing? a. starch b. sucrose c. cellulose d. ribose e. fructose