Exam 3: Chemistry of Foods

_____ is routinely provided to individuals who are receiving total intravenous feeding,and is incorporated into almost all nutritionally complete dietary supplements and infant formulas.

Choline,a dietary component of many foods,is used by the_____ to maintain water balance.

Amino acids join by forming peptide bonds.

Some food additives,called antioxidants,function to inhibit the oxidation of food lipids.

____ makes up 14 to 17 percent of the humanskeleton.

Carbohydrates are composed of ____ and ____.

Cabbage and broccoli are excellent sources of flavonoids,isoflavanoids,and other polyphenols that act as antioxidants and estrogenic agonists and antagonists.

Biotin is known as vitamin H and coenzyme R and is found primarily in the _____.

Fat-soluble vitamins include ​the B vitamins and vitamin C.

Signs of dehydration include slow heartbeat,high blood pressure,and damp skin.

There are six categories of nutrients: proteins,lipids,carbohydrates,vitamins,minerals,and water.

Which micromineral is essential for the production of the thyroid hormones?

Protein is supplied from plant and animal sources and once absorbed in the body make up about _____ of the human body.

Sodium maintains the acid base balance outside the cells and regulates the osmosis of body fluids.

Cholesterol is considered an essential nutrient because the body cannot produce all the cholesterol it needs.

Identify the complex carbohydrate that cannot be digested.

____ is the most common polysaccharide added to food products.

Calcium makes up _____ of the bone structure in a human skeleton.

Inthe body about 20 percent ​of the iron is in the red blood cells and 60 percent is in the muscles.

Glucose,fructose,and galactose are three common hexoses.