HLTH 330 - Nutrition Exam #2 questions with answers

HLTH 330 - Nutrition Exam #2The different classification names for carbohydrates, proteins, and fats: for example -dipeptide, disaccharide - correct answer carbohydrates - correct answer Simple: monosaccharide (single sugar unit) disacharide (2 sugar unit) oligosaccharides (3-10 units) Complex carbohydrates: polysaccharides (fiber, starch and glycogen) glucose polymers (commercially prepared proteins - correct answer typically (100-10,000 amino acids[aa]) peptide < 50 aa dipeptide - 2 joined aa tripeptide - 3 joined aa polypeptide - > 10 aa protein > 50 aa Fats - correct answer Tiglycerides (most common lipid in both foods and body) Saturated fatty acids Unsaturated fatty acids Mono Unsaturated Poly Unsaturated Trans fats Essential fatty acids