FNDH 400 Final Exam Study Guide (2022/2023)

FNDH 400 Final Exam Study Guide (2022/2023) PKU In individuals with PKU, phenylalanine can't be converted to tyrosine because of the mutation in phenylalanine hydroxylase. So tyrosine is conditionally essential DIASS V PCDAAS PDCAAS uses total digestibility, a single reference pattern, and is truncated AAS V PDCAAS PDCAAS also takes into account protein digestibility sucrose v high fructose corn syrup The fructose in sucrose is bonded to glucose, so it will result in the same free fructose available for uptake as HFCS where fructose is free already. linoleic acid v. alpha-linoleic acid Eicosanoid production from linoleic acid elongated fatty acids are more inflammatory than those produced from alpha-linoleic acid elongated fatty acids sugar alcohols (polyols) Sugar alcohols are a good option for chewing gum because they are not readily fermented by bacteria in the mouth, decreasing acid production and thus decreasing cavity formation. Beano Beano contains an enzyme that cleaves the alpha 1-6 bonds in oligosaccharides thereby decreasing