Exam 5: Food Composition

The term charley horse is most often used in connection with athletes,especially baseball players.

_____ have been used to determine the calorie content of foods.

The first system of approximating the value of a food for nutritional purposes became known as _____.

The definition generally accepted in the United States and standard in thermochemistry is1 cal equals _____ joules (J)​.

The nutrient content of foods is influenced by variety,season,geographical differences,stage of harvesting,handling,commercial processing,packaging,storage,display,home preparation,cooking,and serving.

_____ often will relieve muscle cramps.

A muscle cramp happens when the muscle becomes contracted and rigid,and iscommonly associated with _____.

The first system of approximating the value of a food or feed for nutritional purposes was developed more than _____ years ago.

The informal name for an involuntary muscle cramp that can last for a few minutes,hours,or even days is _____.

Many food-composition tables are available,but the USDA's table maintains and updates data on _____.

Energy in food is measured in terms of calorimeters.

Methods such as liquid chromatography and gas chromatography determine the composition of foods.

A large calorie or kilocalorie equals 1,000 cal.

Energy is a metric unit of heat measurement.

_____ are used to evaluate diets and food supplies.

Gas chromatography measures the caloric content of foods.

Food-composition tables are not used to provide nutritional counseling or to estimate the nutritional content of individual diets.

The term,large calorie,is used to express the amount of _____ that a food provides when consumed.

Spectrophotometry measures the caloric content of foods.

Eating foods high in sodium and potassium can relieve muscle cramps.