Exam 1: Carbohydrates Flashcards
Macronutrients that provide energy (Calories)
Carbs, Lipids, and Proteins
Acceptable macronutrient distribution range (AMDR) for Carbohydrates
45-65% Cal
AMDR for total fat
20-35% Cal
AMDR for protein
10-35% Cal
RDA for carbohydrates
130 g
25 for women, 38 for men
RDA for Omega 6
11-17 g
RDA for Omega 3
1.1-1.6 g
RDA for Protein
0.8 g/kg body weight
Carbohydrates are found in ____
Plants (starches and sugars)
Major source of energy in the diet
carbs
Carbs provide ____Cal/g
4 Cal/g
Categories of carbs
Monosaccharides
Disaccharides and Oligosaccharides
Polysaccharides
Glucose, Fructose, Galactose are
monosaccharides (simple)
Sucrose, Lactose, Maltose
Disaccharides (simple)
Starch, glycogen, fiber
Polysaccharides (complex)
Glucose is known as ___ and required by ____-
blood sugar, required by brain
Fructose is the ______ of all monosaccharides and is found in _____
sweetest, found in fruits and honey
Galactose is produced by ___________ and if you are unable to metabolize galactose its called _____
produced by digestion of lactose into glucose and galactose. Inability to metabolize galactose= galactosemia
*epimer of glucose
Disaccharides are bound by ____ and digested by ____
glycosidic bonds, digested by brush border enzymes (sucrase, lactase, maltase, etc.)
Sucrose is the only
nonreducing sugar (glucose (alpha1-beta2) fructose
Sucrose is an
invert sugar (free glucose and fructose in 1:1 ratio, much sweeter than sucrose)
The natural inver sugar is
honey
Maltose
Glucose alpha (1-4) glucose product of starch degradation
Lactose
- Galactose beta(1-4) glucose
- Made in mammary glands of lactating mammals ( major sugar in breast milk)
- Lack of lactase is most common form of carbohydrate malabsorption (found in 25% of adults)
Lactose _____ with aging of cheese
decreases
We don’t digest
oligosaccharides
Oligosaccharides are ___ sugars long, water ____, sweet, and act as ___
3-10 sugars, water soluble, act as fibers (good prebiotics)
Polysaccharides have ____ sugars
10 or more
Starch is the storage form of carbs in
plants
glycogen is the storage form of carbs in
mammals
Fiber is
non digestible plant material
Starch is 100% ___ and a combo of ___ and _____
glucose, amylose and amylopectin
Starch is found in
corn, rice, potato, arrowroot, tapioca
- usually has more pectin %
Resistant starch
recrystallizes after cooking to resist digestion; usually fermented
RS1 is ______ for digestion
inaccessible, goes to large intestine and may get fermented
RS2 has a certain ________ that is _____ to digestion
compact granular form, resistant to digestion
RS3 is the _____ resistant, and able to be ______ from cooling gelatinized starch
most resistant, retrograded from cooling
RS4 is
chemically synthesized
AKA Modified starches
3 components of a whole grain
endosperm= starch germ= oil bran= insoluble fiber
Examples of whole grains
buckwheat, bulgur, corn, millet, brown rice, rye, oats, sorghum, wheat and wild rice
Plant sterols in whole grains
decrease cholesterol absorption
Vitamins/ minerals found in whole grains
vitamin E, selenium, zinc