Tag: nutritional requirements of the body

Carbohydrates provide us energy and are the primary cellular fuel. Carbohydrates can be simple sugars or polymers like cellulose and starch. Cereal grains like rice, wheat, maize etc. are rich in carbohydrates.

Carbohydrates provide us with energy. Carbohydrates can be monosaccharides (composed of one monomer unit only like glucose, fructose etc.), disaccharide (composed of two monomer units like maltose which is made up of two units of glucose; sucrose made up of one unit of glucose and one unit of fructose) or polysaccharide (made up of multiple monomer units example starch which is composed of multiple units of glucose).

Carbohydrates can be stored in body for subsequent use. Starch is an important storage polysaccharide in plants and glycogen is an important storage polysaccharide in animals. Both starch and glycogen are homopolymers of glucose.

The food guide pyramid is a pyramid-shaped guide of healthy foods divided into sections. Each section shows the recommended intake for each food group (i.e. Protein, Fat, Carbohydrates, and Sugars). Therefore, (b) is the correct answer.

Fish flour is a source of amino acids and vitamin with very high protein content, made of fresh sea fish or unprocessed fish wastes. Due to its rich nutritional content, it is the most important material in the rations of barn animals, poultry and fish and is commonly used in the feed industry.

The most commonly used artificial sweetener is aspartame. It was discovered by James M. Schlatter in 1965. It is used for deserts. It is used as a sugar substitute. It is not suitable for baking, as high temperatures it breaks it into its constituent amino acid. So, the correct answer is option C.

Palm oil is derived from the mesocarp of the fruit named Elaeis guineensis which is an African oil palm.

The botanical name of Olive is "Olea europaea" meaning "European olive". It is a small tree belonging to the family Oleaceae.