Chapter 4
True or False: Aspartame is heat stable so it is appropriate for use in cooking.
False.
Storage for glycogen is where?
Liver and muscles
Which of the following nonnutritive sweeteners are currently available in the food supply? Cyclamate Neotame Aspartame Acesulfame-K
Neotame, aspartame, acesulfame-k
What are the benefits of sugar alcohols in foods?
Provide fewer calories than sugar, don't promote dental carries, metabolizes slower than sugar
What is the oldest sweetener?
Saccharin
Which of the following is NOT a nutritive sweetener: High fructose corn syrup Sucralose Sorbitol Sucrose
Sucralose
True or False: Amylase is an enzyme that is released from the salivary glands and the pancreas.
True
Maltose is what kind of sugar?
malt sugar
What does monosaccharide mean?
simple sugar
What type of sweetener is the sweetest: Sugars and alcohols Alternative sweeteners Sugar alcohols
Alternative sweeteners
Glucose is what type of sugar?
Blood sugar
What are the carb molecules?
Carbon, hydrogen, oxygen
Beef, eggs, chicken, fish, vegetables and oil are examples of food with no:
Carbs
Which of the following types of fruit are great sources of dietary fiber? Cup up Whole Fruit juice
Cut up and whole
What are the traditional symptoms of diabetes?
Excessive hunger, excessive thirst, frequent urination
Name three alternative sweeteners.
Saccharin, aspartame, sucralose
Which of the following is a sugar alcohol? Aspartame Acesulfame-k Sorbitol Neotame
Sorbitol
What is the name of the South American shrub?
Stevia
All sweeteners are compared to the sweetness found in:
Sucrose
True or False: Salivary amaylase is secreted in the mouth and begins the process of carbohydrates digestion in the human body.
True
True or false: Alternative sweeteners provide few or no calories
True
Fructose is what kind of sugar?
fruit sugar
Which one is NOT a 1 cup equivalent for the dairy group. 1/2 cup ice cream 1 cup milk or yogurt 1.5 oz natural cheese 2 oz processed cheese
1/2 cup ice cream
Galactose is what type of sugar?
Milk sugar