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What are the three main types of dietary carbohydrates?
What are the three main types of dietary carbohydrates?
What is the chemical formula (shorthand) for the three most important monosaccharides in nutrition?
What is the chemical formula (shorthand) for the three most important monosaccharides in nutrition?
Which term is used to describe single sugars?
Which term is used to describe single sugars?
What is the ratio of carbon molecules to water in most carbohydrates?
What is the ratio of carbon molecules to water in most carbohydrates?
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What term refers to pairs of monosaccharides?
What term refers to pairs of monosaccharides?
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What are sometimes referred to as complex carbohydrates?
What are sometimes referred to as complex carbohydrates?
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What serves as an essential energy source for all the body’s activities?
What serves as an essential energy source for all the body’s activities?
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Which disaccharide is the sweetest because it contains fructose?
Which disaccharide is the sweetest because it contains fructose?
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Which sugar is primarily responsible for honey’s sweetness?
Which sugar is primarily responsible for honey’s sweetness?
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What is an important storage form of energy in the body, found in meats to a limited extent?
What is an important storage form of energy in the body, found in meats to a limited extent?
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Which monosaccharide hardly tastes sweet at all?
Which monosaccharide hardly tastes sweet at all?
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Which sugar is produced whenever starch breaks down?
Which sugar is produced whenever starch breaks down?
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Which disaccharide consists of two glucose units and is produced during the fermentation process that yields alcohol?
Which disaccharide consists of two glucose units and is produced during the fermentation process that yields alcohol?
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What is made of many glucose molecules linked together in highly branched chains and is an important storage form of energy in the body?
What is made of many glucose molecules linked together in highly branched chains and is an important storage form of energy in the body?
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Which disaccharide accounts for the natural sweetness of fruits, vegetables, and grains?
Which disaccharide accounts for the natural sweetness of fruits, vegetables, and grains?
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What contributes half of the energy provided by fat-free milk?
What contributes half of the energy provided by fat-free milk?
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