Carbohydrates are the building blocks of other nutrients
Energy of Carbohydrates is?
4kcal/gram
9kcal/gram
10kcal/gram
12kcal/gram
Carbohydrates are broken down into simple and complex carbohydrates
Which of the following are monosaccharides?
Simple carbohydrates
Complex carbohydrates
Which act faster?
What starts the metabolism of carbohydrates?
Catalase
Amylase
Lipase
Digestase
Carbohydrates cannot be used immediately, unlike protein which can.
Checkmark examples of monosaccharides
Glucose
Surcrose
Fructose
Is also known as blood sugar or dextrose
Sucrose
Which one is absorbed directly into the blood stream to elevate sugar quickly?
Which one must be broken down in the small intestine?
The body prefers ___ as the energy source for carbs
Surcorse
Which one is broken down by the liver?
Glucose is often stored as glycogen in muscles and liver, then is converted to fat.
___secretes insulin which clears the blood stream
Pancreas
Gall bladder
Kidneys
Liver
Carbohydrates are?
Required
Conditionally essential during growth and pregnancy
Carbohydrates is needed for brain function, but amino acids and fats can also supply the same thing, making it not as needed in the diet for some life stages.
Complex carbohydrates are broken down in to sugar slower than simple carbohydrates
Fiber is as nutrient that is beneficial to most animals
The purpose of fiber is to?
Help with fecal bulk
Increase water for constipation
Aids in satiety
All of the other statements are true
The benefits of higher fiber include:
Good for growth
Beneficial for pregnant animals
Slows release of glucose for diabetic animals
Good for weight control
Hair ball control
Is high or low fiber useful for pregnancy?
High
Low
Sucrose is broken down into glucose which goes the blood stream, and fructose which goes to the liver.
Also known as fruit sugar
Which is higher in fiber?
Meat
Plants
Added to diet to stimulate growth of healthy bacteria in large intestine
Antibiotic
Prebiotics
Cooking and grinding can help what digest easier?
Complex carbs
Simple carbs
Where would changes to fiber occur?
Large intestine
Small intestine
Which of the following is a complex carbohydrate?
Fiber
The definition of satiety is feeling full