DIT 1525 CHAPTERS 3, 5 & 6 REVIEW | COMPREHENSIVE STUDY GUIDE,
PRACTICE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2026/2027
Roles of fat - correct answer ✔✔Add flavor, protect vital organs
Triglycerides are - correct answer ✔✔the most common lipid found in foods (95%)
Of the three macronutrients which requires the most digestion - correct answer ✔✔Fats
Structure of fat - correct answer ✔✔glycerol and 3 fatty acids
monounsaturated fats contain - correct answer ✔✔one double bond
Nuts are considered - correct answer ✔✔Healthy fat
Oils listed in unhealthy saturated fats - correct answer ✔✔Coconut, palm, palm kernel
partially hydrogenated oils are found in what foods - correct answer ✔✔Shortening, baked
goods, fried foods, doughnuts, cakes and pies, and any snacks made with hydrogenated oils
Linoleic and linolenic acids are both - correct answer ✔✔Essential
4 types of lipoproteins - correct answer ✔✔chylomicrons, very low density lipoproteins, low
density lipoproteins, high density lipoproteins
Chylomicrons are - correct answer ✔✔Made in the small intestine, largest and least dense,
made mostly of triglycerides
, very low density lipoproteins (VLDL) are - correct answer ✔✔Made in the liver, travels through
body and removes triglycerides from cells and shrinks, shifts proportions of lipids, turns into low
density lipoprotein
Low-Denisty Lipoprotein (LDL) are - correct answer ✔✔Made to circulate through the body,
contents are available to all tissues, highest percent composition of cholesterol
High-density lipoprotein (HDL) are - correct answer ✔✔Made to remove cholesterol from the
cells, carry cholesterol to liver for recycling, have anti-inflammatory qualities and may help
lower risk of heart disease
Lipoproteins are made of - correct answer ✔✔Triglycerides, phospholipids, cholesterol, and
protein
Phospholipids are composed of - correct answer ✔✔Glycerol, phosphate and choline
What are phospholipids used for in the food industry? - correct answer ✔✔Emulsifiers which
promote mixing of oils and fats into watery solutions
What is the best known phospholipid? - correct answer ✔✔Lecithin
What is the major sterol in the body and diet - correct answer ✔✔Cholesterol
What food sources can you find sterols - correct answer ✔✔Animal foods (cholesterol)
Where can your body make cholesterol - correct answer ✔✔Liver
PRACTICE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2026/2027
Roles of fat - correct answer ✔✔Add flavor, protect vital organs
Triglycerides are - correct answer ✔✔the most common lipid found in foods (95%)
Of the three macronutrients which requires the most digestion - correct answer ✔✔Fats
Structure of fat - correct answer ✔✔glycerol and 3 fatty acids
monounsaturated fats contain - correct answer ✔✔one double bond
Nuts are considered - correct answer ✔✔Healthy fat
Oils listed in unhealthy saturated fats - correct answer ✔✔Coconut, palm, palm kernel
partially hydrogenated oils are found in what foods - correct answer ✔✔Shortening, baked
goods, fried foods, doughnuts, cakes and pies, and any snacks made with hydrogenated oils
Linoleic and linolenic acids are both - correct answer ✔✔Essential
4 types of lipoproteins - correct answer ✔✔chylomicrons, very low density lipoproteins, low
density lipoproteins, high density lipoproteins
Chylomicrons are - correct answer ✔✔Made in the small intestine, largest and least dense,
made mostly of triglycerides
, very low density lipoproteins (VLDL) are - correct answer ✔✔Made in the liver, travels through
body and removes triglycerides from cells and shrinks, shifts proportions of lipids, turns into low
density lipoprotein
Low-Denisty Lipoprotein (LDL) are - correct answer ✔✔Made to circulate through the body,
contents are available to all tissues, highest percent composition of cholesterol
High-density lipoprotein (HDL) are - correct answer ✔✔Made to remove cholesterol from the
cells, carry cholesterol to liver for recycling, have anti-inflammatory qualities and may help
lower risk of heart disease
Lipoproteins are made of - correct answer ✔✔Triglycerides, phospholipids, cholesterol, and
protein
Phospholipids are composed of - correct answer ✔✔Glycerol, phosphate and choline
What are phospholipids used for in the food industry? - correct answer ✔✔Emulsifiers which
promote mixing of oils and fats into watery solutions
What is the best known phospholipid? - correct answer ✔✔Lecithin
What is the major sterol in the body and diet - correct answer ✔✔Cholesterol
What food sources can you find sterols - correct answer ✔✔Animal foods (cholesterol)
Where can your body make cholesterol - correct answer ✔✔Liver
