Exam 3: Carbohydrates

An example of a protective factor found in functional foods is:

An oligosaccharide that may be fermented to produce gas in the intestinal tract is:

The enzyme produced by the parotid gland is:

Foods high in fiber slow the rise in blood glucose following a meal because they:

Sugar alcohols are likely to be found in:

Carbohydrate is stored in the body in the form of:

An organ in the body that requires glucose as fuel is the:

People with phenylketonuria should avoid foods made with the nonnutritive sweetener:

The body organ responsible for the metabolic processing of glucose is the:

Storage sites for glycogen in the human body include the liver and the:

The sugar to which all other sugars are converted during human metabolism is:

When monosaccharides are absorbed into the intestinal bloodstream, they enter the:

An example of a disaccharide is:

The most important monosaccharides in human nutrition include glucose, fructose, and:

Foods that are major sources of starch include:

The most prevalent dietary disaccharide is:

Fiber's capacity to hold water is related to its ability to decrease development of:

The type of fiber that is not a carbohydrate is:

One of the major reasons why carbohydrates play a major role in nutrition is because they:

Sucrose consists of a combination of glucose and: