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