NUSC 1165 EXAM 3 Exam fully solved & updated 2026(latest version verified for accuracy) (Questions + Answers) Solved 100% Correct!!

NUSC 1165 EXAM 3 Exam fully solved & updated
2026(latest version verified for accuracy) (Questions +
Answers) Solved 100% Correct!!




Is protein deficiency common in the US?

It is rare in the US




What foods account of two-thirds of dietary protein?

meat, poultry, seafood, eggs, and dairy products




Animal sources of dietary protein

Meats

Poultry

Fish

Eggs

Dairy Products




Plant Sources of dietary protein

Legumes

Nuts and Seeds

,Grains




How much protein in 3 oz. of meat?

20 grams




How much protein in 1 egg?

7 grams




How much protein in 1 cup of milk?

8 grams




How much protein in half cup serving of legumes?

6-10 g




How much protein in quarter cup serving of nuts and seeds?

5-10 grams




How much protein in a slice or half-cup serving of grains?

2-3 grams




What nutrients do animal protein sources contain?

B vitamins

Minerals - iron, zinc, calcium

, What nutrients do plant protein sources contain?

B vitamins

Minerals - iron, zinc, calcium

fiber

phytochemicals

unsaturated fats




Amino Acids: definition and structure

- building blocks of proteins

- structure =

> central carbon atom

> Hydrogen atom

> Amino group

> Acid group

> side chain




Essential Amino Acids

- histidine, isoleucine, leucine, lysine, methionine, phenylalanine, threonine, tryptophan, valine

- Amino acids that are needed, but cannot be made by the body; they must be eaten in foods




nonessential amino acids

- amino acids that the body can synthesize

- Alanine, Arginine, Asparagine, Aspartic Acid, Aspartic Acid (aspartate), Cysteine, Gluatonic Aicd
(glutamate), Glutamine, Glycine, Proline, Serine, Tyrosine




Transamination