A food scientist is developing a new and improved cereal bar. She consults with you to ask in what order the ingredients should be listed on the food label. The ingredients are: Sugar: 30 g, Puffed wheat: 28 g, Dry milk powder: 5 g, Red food coloring: 35 mg, Salt: 2 g. What is the appropriate order in which to list these ingredients on the food label?

What is the kcalorie value of a meal supplying 110 g of carbohydrates, 25 g of protein, 20 g of fat, and 5 g of alcohol?

Absorption of nutrients by intestinal cells occurs by all of the following mechanisms except

Your cousin Wanda was born with a genetic defect affecting her digestion, namely, a lack of intestinal villus tripeptidases and dipeptidases. Which of the following digestive processes would not take place?

Which of the following is a characteristic of phospholipids?

Which of the following substances functions to control the release of hydrochloric acid to prevent excessive acidity?

What are the “ABCDMV” principles of diet planning?

Which of the following body organs does not secrete digestive enzymes?

In the healthy state, the lining of the small intestine has millions of villi, but in certain diseases the intestine appears “shaved” when viewed under a microscope. Which of the following would be the most likely consequence of not having these villi?

The enzymes that digest the dietary sugars maltose, lactose and sucrose are produced by the