Carb numbers
If there are 67g carbohydrates in a food, but 13g of fiber, what would the total net carbohydrates be?
54 grams
Why are carbohydrates often abbreviated as CHO?
Because they are composed of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen
What are the three main monosaccharides we ingest?
Glucose, fructose, and galactose
True or False? Artificial sweeteners cause cancer.
False
True or False. Lactose is not found in plants.
True
How many sugar substitutes are approved by the FDA?
5
What are the two main classes that carbohydrates are divided into?
Simple and complex
Which of the following is true about glucose?
A. It is only found in fruits and never produced by the body
B. It is a disaccharide made of glucose and fructose
C. It cannot be transported in the bloodstream
D. It is also called dextrose
It is also called dextrose
Sucrose is also known as:
Which of the following is a non-digestible polysaccharide?
Fiber
How many monosaccharides are oligosaccharides made out of?
3-10
What is a carbohydrate?
Essential food nutrients that your body turns into glucose to give you energy to function
Which of the following is true about fructose?
A. It is the primary blood sugar used by cells for energy
B. It is a monosaccharide commonly found in fruits and honey
C. It is formed by joining two glucose molecules
D. It is an essential amino acid
It is a monosaccharide commonly found in fruits and honey
What are the three main disaccharides?
Sucrose, lactose, maltose
Which of the following foods is starch found in?
A. Liver
B. Whole grains
C. Pasta
D. Beans
Pasta
Which carbohydrate accounts for more than 50% of our carbohydrate intake?
Starch
What is the difference between simple and complex carbohydrates?
Simple carbs are sugars with one or two sugar units that are quickly digested; complex carbs are long chains of sugar units that digest more slowly
Which of the following is true about galactose?
A. It is the product of the digestion of milk
B. It is the main sugar in table sugar (sucrose)
C. It is a polysaccharide used for long-term energy storage in animals
D. It is an amino sugar found only in bacteria
It is the product of the digestion of milk
True or False. Dietary glycogen is rare.
True
Which of the following vegetables contains the least amount of starch?
A. Potatoes
B. Corn
C. Rice
D. Mushrooms
Americans today eat 15g of fiber per day on average. How many grams were typically eaten in paleolithic age?
100 grams
How is maltose produced?
By joining two glucose molecules during starch digestion
Maltitol, Sorbitol, Mannitol, HSH, Isomalt, etc.
What are the two main fiber types?
Soluble and Insoluble
What part of the body does chemical and mechanical digestion begin in?
Mouth