Ns 3450 Prelim 1 Practice Questions With Correct Answers 2025

Ns 3450 Prelim 1
Practice Questions With
Corerct Answers 2025-
2026 Graded +

Carbohydrates - ANS-Composed of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen. polar.
hydrophylic.


Simple Carbohydrates - ANS-sugars, and ethanol


Complex Carboyhydrates - ANS-Some digestible & non-digestible fibers


Monosaccharides - ANS-Simple carbohydrates including ribose, fructose, glucose
and galactose


Disaccharides - ANS-2 monosaccharide units connected by an ether bond.
lactose, sucrose and maltose.


Maltose - ANS-2 glucoses connected by an ether bond.


Lactose - ANS-A galactose and a glucose connected by an ether bond


Sucrose - ANS-A glucose and a fructose connected by an ether bond


Glucose - ANS-


Galactose - ANS-

, Fructose - ANS-


Ribose - ANS-


Invert Sugar - ANS-Viscous liquid made from the hydrolysis of sucrose


Sugars (labeling definition) - ANS-Monosaccharides and disaccharides


Oligosaccharides - ANS-3-5 monosaccharide units


Functions of Carbohydrates - ANS-Calorie source, 4kcal/g
Sweetener
Water absorbent
Crystalline Matrix
Foaming Aid


Amylose - ANS-linear polymer of glucose with alpha 1,4 ether bonds


Amylopectin - ANS-branched polymer of glucose with alpha 1,4 ether bonds and
alpha 1,6 bonds at branching points


Functions of starch - ANS-Gelatinization and gellation


Gelatinization - ANS-Absorption of water by starch granules when heated to 60-
90 C


Gelation - ANS-Formation of a 3 dimensional cross linked network of starch
molecules


Key sensory characteristics of starches - ANS-no taste, no odor, no color