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Nutrients and Their Functions
Quick questions on Carbohydrates and their functions: N(A)-Level Nutrition and Food Science
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What is function of carbohydrate?Show answer
The main function of carbohydrate is to provide energy. It is the body's first-choice and most easily used fuel, powering everything from breathing and the heartbeat to walking, studying and sport. Carbohydrate gives about (around ) per gram.
What are the two main types?Show answer
Carbohydrate comes in two main forms:
What is food sources of carbohydrate?Show answer
Most staple foods are rich in starch: rice, noodles, bread, chapati, oats and potatoes. Free sugars are found in sweets, cakes, biscuits, soft drinks and many packaged snacks, and natural sugars are found in fruit and milk.
What is q1?Show answer
State the main function of carbohydrate in the body. [1 mark]
What is q2?Show answer
Explain the difference between simple and complex carbohydrate and give one food example of each. [3 marks]
What is q3?Show answer
Explain two effects of eating too much sugary food. [4 marks]
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