Lutz's Nutrition Chapter 2
Carbohydrates
three monosaccharides important in human nutrition correct answers glucose, fructose,
galactose
normal fasting blood sugar correct answers 70-100 mg/dL
what sugar contributes to obesity correct answers fructose
added sugars should comprise correct answers less than 10% of total daily calories
galactose; monosaccharide correct answers milk sugar; least sweet
most prevalent disaccharide correct answers sucrose; white table sugar
contribute to dental caries correct answers added sugars
FDA mandated by 2020 correct answers have to use new food label disclosing total
amount of added sugar
sugar-free correct answers less than 0.5 gram of sugar per serving
reduced sugar or less sugar correct answers 25% less
no added sugar or without added sugar correct answers no sugars added during
processing or packing, including ingredients that contain sugar, such as juice or dry fruit
low sugar correct answers may not be used as a claim on a food label
sugar alcohol correct answers xylitol; add bulk, do not promote tooth decay, cooling
effect on tongue, slowly and incompletely absorbed from intestine into blood, may have
laxative effect if consumed in excess
nonnutritive sweeteners correct answers add sweetness; 150 to 500 times as sweet as
sugar and mostly artificial or synthetic
major source of carbohydrate in diet correct answers starch; found mostly in grains;
cereals, breads, pasta, starchy vegetables, legumes
all starches yield correct answers simple sugars on digestion
Carbohydrates
three monosaccharides important in human nutrition correct answers glucose, fructose,
galactose
normal fasting blood sugar correct answers 70-100 mg/dL
what sugar contributes to obesity correct answers fructose
added sugars should comprise correct answers less than 10% of total daily calories
galactose; monosaccharide correct answers milk sugar; least sweet
most prevalent disaccharide correct answers sucrose; white table sugar
contribute to dental caries correct answers added sugars
FDA mandated by 2020 correct answers have to use new food label disclosing total
amount of added sugar
sugar-free correct answers less than 0.5 gram of sugar per serving
reduced sugar or less sugar correct answers 25% less
no added sugar or without added sugar correct answers no sugars added during
processing or packing, including ingredients that contain sugar, such as juice or dry fruit
low sugar correct answers may not be used as a claim on a food label
sugar alcohol correct answers xylitol; add bulk, do not promote tooth decay, cooling
effect on tongue, slowly and incompletely absorbed from intestine into blood, may have
laxative effect if consumed in excess
nonnutritive sweeteners correct answers add sweetness; 150 to 500 times as sweet as
sugar and mostly artificial or synthetic
major source of carbohydrate in diet correct answers starch; found mostly in grains;
cereals, breads, pasta, starchy vegetables, legumes
all starches yield correct answers simple sugars on digestion
