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North Carolina Central University NUTRITION 2200 Ch

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North Carolina Central University

NUTRITION 2200

Ch. 4 - Carbohydrates: Simple Sugars and Complex Chains

1)True or False: The glycemic index measures the effect of a food on blood glucose levels.

 

2.            True or False: Cellulose is an insoluble fiber.

 

3.            This type of dietary fiber gives fruit its body and helps it keep it shape.

a.            Mucilages

b.            Cellulose

c.             Pectin

d.            Hemicellulose

 

4.            True or False: Pectins are dietary fibers that are found in skeletal muscle.

 

5.            The disaccharide that seldom is found in foods but occurs when starches are broken is

a.            Lactose

b.            Maltose

c.             Galactose

d.            Fructose

 

6.            Short carbohydrate chains that contain 3 to 10 sugar molecules

a.            Polysaccharides

b.            Monosaccharides

c.             Oligosaccharides

d.            Maltose

 

7.            True or False: Although brain cells prefer glucose as their main source of energy, they can adapt to use ketone bodies.

 

8.            People suffering from phenylketonuria should not take the artificial sweetener

a.            Sucralose

b.            Aspartame

c.             Saccharin

d.            D-tagatose

 

9.            If people have diabetes mellitus, their bodies either do not produce enough      , or do not use it properly.

a.            Sucralose

b.            Antioxidants

c.             Saccharin

d.            Insulin

 

10.          True or False: Nutritive sweeteners include monosaccharides, disaccharides, and sugar alcohols.

 

11.          Adult Americans should consume about               percent of their energy intake as carbohydrate.

a.            20

b.            35

c.             50

d.            75

 

12.          milk and milk products are rich in              , a simple carbohydrate

a.            lactose

b.            lactase

c.             resistant starches

d.            sugar alcohols

 

13.          The        of a kernel is the part that grown into a new plant.

a.            Endosperm

b.            Germ

c.             Bran

d.            Husk

 

14.          True or False: Lignins are digestible.

 

15.          The body’s preferred fuel source is         .

a.            Kentones

b.            Glucagon

c.             Glucose

d.            Insulin

 

16.          Maltose is

a.            Glucose-glucose disaccharide

b.            Glucose-galactose disaccharide

c.             Lactose-glucose-galactose trisaccharide

d.            Lactose-glucose disaccharide

 

17.          True or False: Starch is the major storage form of carbohydrate in plants.

 

18.          Nondigestible carbohydrates and lignins that are intact and intrinsic in plants

a.            Dietary fiber

b.            Functional fiber

c.             Total fiber

d.            Cellulose

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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