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Soy flour is a low-protein, gluten-free flour made from roasted soybeans.
Soy flour is a low-protein, gluten-free flour made from roasted soybeans.
False (B)
Tapioca comes from the cassava tuber or yucca root, and is a fine-textured, gluten-free powder.
Tapioca comes from the cassava tuber or yucca root, and is a fine-textured, gluten-free powder.
True (A)
Cornstarch or potato starch can be substituted with wheat flour in a 1:1 ratio for thickening purposes.
Cornstarch or potato starch can be substituted with wheat flour in a 1:1 ratio for thickening purposes.
False (B)
Dietary fiber contains calories and can supply energy to the body.
Dietary fiber contains calories and can supply energy to the body.
Unlike starch, dietary fiber passes through the gastrointestinal tract undigested and does not break down into single sugars.
Unlike starch, dietary fiber passes through the gastrointestinal tract undigested and does not break down into single sugars.
Potato starch is a finely textured, gluten-free powder that comes from the starchy portion of ______.
Potato starch is a finely textured, gluten-free powder that comes from the starchy portion of ______.
Rice starch is a finely textured, gluten-free powder that comes from the endosperm (seed) of ______.
Rice starch is a finely textured, gluten-free powder that comes from the endosperm (seed) of ______.
Tapioca is a finely textured, gluten-free powder that comes from the cassava tuber, or ______ root.
Tapioca is a finely textured, gluten-free powder that comes from the cassava tuber, or ______ root.
Wheat flour has a wheaty flavor and cloudy color due to the wheat ______.
Wheat flour has a wheaty flavor and cloudy color due to the wheat ______.
Dietary fiber does not contain any calories, so it does not supply ______.
Dietary fiber does not contain any calories, so it does not supply ______.
