81 carbohydrates test

The FDA permits non-nutritive (artificial) sweeteners or any food product that has 5 or fewer calories per serving to be labeled as containing "0" calories.

True

Another name for glucose is _____.

dextrose

Foods that contain oligosaccharides include all of the following except:

All of the above are included.

Carbohydrates are inorganic compounds.

False

The oldest artificial sweetener on the market is

Saccharin

The most common monosaccharides are:

glucose, fructose, galactose

Glucose + galactose = _____

lactose

Glucose + fructose = _____

sucrose

All disaccharides contain glucose.

true

Oligosaccharides cannot be digested.

true

George is a diabetic who is struggling to reduce his sugar intake. All of the following strategies may help him curb his sugar intake except:

Switching to a natural candy that uses honey and natural raw sugar

The classification of carbohydrates depends on all of the following except:

The color of the food

The sugar that occurs naturally in fruits is galactose.

false

Large quantities of pure galactose do not naturally exist.

true

Simple forms of carbohydrates are called sugars.

true

The main fuel source for cells is glucose.

true

Oligosaccharides are short carbohydrate chains that have _____ to _____ sugar molecules.

3 to 10

Carbohydrates provide on average _____ calories per gram.

4

The Food and Nutrition Board recommends that ____ to ____ of daily calories come from carbohydrates.

45%-65%

_____ molecules of water combine with _____ molecules of carbon dioxide to form one molecule of glucose.

6, 6

Plants create the carbohydrates in foods through a process called _________.

Photosynthesis

After fructose is absorbed by the small intestine and transported to the liver, it is converted to _____ and then the rest forms other compounds such as _____.

Glucose, fat

Jacky made a new year's resolution to increase her fiber intake. She is pleasantly surprised to find a number of recipes she can use for preparing broccoli, cabbage, Brussels sprouts, and beans. After four days on a high fiber diet, she is embarrassed to notice that she is passing a lot of gas. The best advice to give Jacky is to:

Use an enzyme-based supplement like Beano before she eats these foods.

The product that is most likely to contain maltose is

beer

Glucose + glucose = _____

maltose