Nutrition complex CHO

What are some examples of complex CHO
- starch
- fiber
What causes plants to store CHO

photosynthesis
What CHO is the plant storage form

starch
What is a resistance starch

starch with large amounts of fiber
What is the best source of starch

grains
Which CHO is a nondigestible polysacchride

fiber
Complex carbs are

polysacchrides
Why is fiber undiegestable in humans

we lack the emzymes to break it down
What does soluable dietary fiber do
- soluable fiber
- dissolves in water
- binds with cholesterol to prevent absorption
- slows gastric emptying
- feel full longer
What does insoluable fiber do
- regulate colon
- combines with bile to prevent reabsorption
What are the health benefits of fiber
- weight control
- prevents constipation
- prevents diverticular disease
- reduces colon cancer
- reduces heart diesase
- diabetic control
What is the AI of dietary fiber

20-38 g daily
What grains are made with all edible parts of the kernels

unrefined
What is removed from flour when it is refined

bran and germ
What does bran and germ get removed from refined flour
- lightness of flour affected by bran
- oil in germ may get rancid, reducing shelf life
What is enrichment

replacing nutrient after refining to the prerefinment level

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Nutrition complex CHO

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Nutrition complex CHO

Updated

2012-07-13T17:10:19Z

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