AAFCS PrePac Questions and
Answers Updated 2026
RecommendedBcaloriesBfromBcarbsB-BAnswer45BtoB65BpercentBofBcalories
CarbohydrateBsubgroupsB-BAnswerGlucoseB--
BusedBimmediatelyBforBenergy,BstoredBinBtheBliverBandBmusclesBasBglycoseBorB(ifBexcess)Bsto
redBinBadiposeBtissueBasBfat
SimpleBcarbsB-BAnswereasilyBdigestedBandBabsorbedBintoBbloodstream
ComplexBcarbsB-
BAnswerinvolveBmoreBcomplexBdigestiveBprocessBandBprovideBsteadyBstreamBofBglucose
SolubleBfiberB-BAnswerdissolvesBinBwaterBtoBformBaBgel
InsolubleBfiberB-
BAnswerdoesBnotBbreakBdown,BfoundBinBbarley,Blegumes,BsomeBfruitsBandBvegetables.BSlows
Bdigestion,BpromotingBnutrientBabsorption
ProteinsB-BAnswerlongBchainsBofBaminoBacids
non-essentialBaminoBacidsB-BAnswercanBbeBmadeBbyBtheBbody
essentialBaminoBacidsB-
BAnswerAminoBacidsBthatBareBneeded,BbutBcannotBbeBmadeBbyBtheBbody;BtheyBmustBbeBeat
enBinBfoods
completeBproteinsB-BAnswerproteinsBthatBcontainBallBnineBofBtheBessentialBaminoBacids
CalculatingBproteinBneedsB-
BAnswerweightBinBkilosBxB0.8BWeightBinBkilosBisBpoundsBdividedBbyB2.2.
typesBofBfatsB-BAnswersaturatedBandBunsaturated
, UnsaturatedBfatsB-BAnswermonoBandBpolyunsaurated
TransBfatsB-
BAnswerHydrogenatedBunsaturatedBfatsBwithBphysicalBpropertiesBsimilarBtoBsaturatedBfats.BDe
velopedBtoBincreaseBfoodBshelfBlife,BimproveBtextureBandBmimicBfrying.BRaiseBLDLBandBlower
BHDL.
low-densityBlipoproteinB(LDL)B-
BAnswerbloodBfatBthatBtransportsBcholesterolBtoBorgansBandBtissues;BexcessBamountsBresultBi
nBtheBaccumulationBofBfattyBdepositsBonBarteryBwalls
High-densityBlipoproteinB(HDL)B-
BAnswerhelpsBbodyBgetBrideBofBLDL.BHigherBisBbetter.BLowBlevelsBincreaseBriskBofBheartBdiea
se.
TriglyceridesB-
BAnswermajorBformBofBfatBstoredBbyBtheBbody.BProducedBbyBtheBbodyBandBderivedBfromBfo
ods.BHighBlevelsBincreaseBheartBdiseaseBrisk.
omega-3BfattyBacidsB-
BAnswerpolyunsaturatedBfattyBacidsBcommonlyBfoundBinBfishBoilsBthatBareBbeneficialBtoBcardi
ovascularBhealth
NumberBofBvitaminsBandBmineralsBinBhumanBbodyB-
BAnswer13BvitaminsBandB17BmineralsBinBtheBhumanBbody
FatBsolubleBvitaminsB-BAnswerA,BD,BE,BK
waterBsolubleBvitaminsB-BAnswerBBvitaminsBandBvitaminBC
VitaminBAB-BAnswermaintainsBskinBandBmucousBmembrane;BkeyBtoBhealthyBeyes
VitaminBDB-BAnswersunshineBvitamin;BassistsBinBabsorptionBofBcalcium
Answers Updated 2026
RecommendedBcaloriesBfromBcarbsB-BAnswer45BtoB65BpercentBofBcalories
CarbohydrateBsubgroupsB-BAnswerGlucoseB--
BusedBimmediatelyBforBenergy,BstoredBinBtheBliverBandBmusclesBasBglycoseBorB(ifBexcess)Bsto
redBinBadiposeBtissueBasBfat
SimpleBcarbsB-BAnswereasilyBdigestedBandBabsorbedBintoBbloodstream
ComplexBcarbsB-
BAnswerinvolveBmoreBcomplexBdigestiveBprocessBandBprovideBsteadyBstreamBofBglucose
SolubleBfiberB-BAnswerdissolvesBinBwaterBtoBformBaBgel
InsolubleBfiberB-
BAnswerdoesBnotBbreakBdown,BfoundBinBbarley,Blegumes,BsomeBfruitsBandBvegetables.BSlows
Bdigestion,BpromotingBnutrientBabsorption
ProteinsB-BAnswerlongBchainsBofBaminoBacids
non-essentialBaminoBacidsB-BAnswercanBbeBmadeBbyBtheBbody
essentialBaminoBacidsB-
BAnswerAminoBacidsBthatBareBneeded,BbutBcannotBbeBmadeBbyBtheBbody;BtheyBmustBbeBeat
enBinBfoods
completeBproteinsB-BAnswerproteinsBthatBcontainBallBnineBofBtheBessentialBaminoBacids
CalculatingBproteinBneedsB-
BAnswerweightBinBkilosBxB0.8BWeightBinBkilosBisBpoundsBdividedBbyB2.2.
typesBofBfatsB-BAnswersaturatedBandBunsaturated
, UnsaturatedBfatsB-BAnswermonoBandBpolyunsaurated
TransBfatsB-
BAnswerHydrogenatedBunsaturatedBfatsBwithBphysicalBpropertiesBsimilarBtoBsaturatedBfats.BDe
velopedBtoBincreaseBfoodBshelfBlife,BimproveBtextureBandBmimicBfrying.BRaiseBLDLBandBlower
BHDL.
low-densityBlipoproteinB(LDL)B-
BAnswerbloodBfatBthatBtransportsBcholesterolBtoBorgansBandBtissues;BexcessBamountsBresultBi
nBtheBaccumulationBofBfattyBdepositsBonBarteryBwalls
High-densityBlipoproteinB(HDL)B-
BAnswerhelpsBbodyBgetBrideBofBLDL.BHigherBisBbetter.BLowBlevelsBincreaseBriskBofBheartBdiea
se.
TriglyceridesB-
BAnswermajorBformBofBfatBstoredBbyBtheBbody.BProducedBbyBtheBbodyBandBderivedBfromBfo
ods.BHighBlevelsBincreaseBheartBdiseaseBrisk.
omega-3BfattyBacidsB-
BAnswerpolyunsaturatedBfattyBacidsBcommonlyBfoundBinBfishBoilsBthatBareBbeneficialBtoBcardi
ovascularBhealth
NumberBofBvitaminsBandBmineralsBinBhumanBbodyB-
BAnswer13BvitaminsBandB17BmineralsBinBtheBhumanBbody
FatBsolubleBvitaminsB-BAnswerA,BD,BE,BK
waterBsolubleBvitaminsB-BAnswerBBvitaminsBandBvitaminBC
VitaminBAB-BAnswermaintainsBskinBandBmucousBmembrane;BkeyBtoBhealthyBeyes
VitaminBDB-BAnswersunshineBvitamin;BassistsBinBabsorptionBofBcalcium