BASIC NUTRITION EXAMS SCRIPT 2025/2026 QUESTIONS
AND SOLUTIONS RANKED A+
✔✔lipid refers to which nutrient? - ✔✔fat
✔✔what does "roughage" mean? - ✔✔fiber from whole grains and leafy vegetables
✔✔what elements are contained in protein, carbohydrates and fats? - ✔✔carbon,
hydrogen and oxygen
✔✔what foods contain a large amount of cholesterol? - ✔✔shellfish, organ meats and
egg yolks
✔✔hydrogenation - ✔✔adding hydrogen to unsaturated fat to prevent rancidity
✔✔how many calories are in a gram of protein? - ✔✔4
✔✔how many calories are in a gram of carbohydrate? - ✔✔4
✔✔how many calories are in a gram of fat? - ✔✔9
✔✔what grains are good sources of carbohydrates? - ✔✔bread, cereal and pasta
✔✔what are the substances that have no nutritional value but are essential to life
called? - ✔✔vitamins and minerals
✔✔which vitamin maintains dim or night vision? - ✔✔vitamin A
✔✔what are the fat soluble vitamins? - ✔✔A, D, E, and K
✔✔what vitamin stabilizes cell membranes including red blood cell membranes? -
✔✔vitamin E
✔✔how does the body obtain vitamin D naturally? - ✔✔sunshine on the skin and
ingesting fortified milk
✔✔which mineral helps maintain water volume of interstitial fluid? - ✔✔sodium
✔✔which mineral is often added to drinking water but can cause a brown color on the
teeth if used excessively? - ✔✔fluoride
✔✔which mineral aids in proper transmission of nerve impulses? - ✔✔magnesium
AND SOLUTIONS RANKED A+
✔✔lipid refers to which nutrient? - ✔✔fat
✔✔what does "roughage" mean? - ✔✔fiber from whole grains and leafy vegetables
✔✔what elements are contained in protein, carbohydrates and fats? - ✔✔carbon,
hydrogen and oxygen
✔✔what foods contain a large amount of cholesterol? - ✔✔shellfish, organ meats and
egg yolks
✔✔hydrogenation - ✔✔adding hydrogen to unsaturated fat to prevent rancidity
✔✔how many calories are in a gram of protein? - ✔✔4
✔✔how many calories are in a gram of carbohydrate? - ✔✔4
✔✔how many calories are in a gram of fat? - ✔✔9
✔✔what grains are good sources of carbohydrates? - ✔✔bread, cereal and pasta
✔✔what are the substances that have no nutritional value but are essential to life
called? - ✔✔vitamins and minerals
✔✔which vitamin maintains dim or night vision? - ✔✔vitamin A
✔✔what are the fat soluble vitamins? - ✔✔A, D, E, and K
✔✔what vitamin stabilizes cell membranes including red blood cell membranes? -
✔✔vitamin E
✔✔how does the body obtain vitamin D naturally? - ✔✔sunshine on the skin and
ingesting fortified milk
✔✔which mineral helps maintain water volume of interstitial fluid? - ✔✔sodium
✔✔which mineral is often added to drinking water but can cause a brown color on the
teeth if used excessively? - ✔✔fluoride
✔✔which mineral aids in proper transmission of nerve impulses? - ✔✔magnesium
