If a food manufacturer reports on a food package that the item is Fat Free, it...

If a food manufacturer reports on a food package that the item is Fat Free, it is making which type of claim?

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	Nutrient Content Claim
	Health Claim
	Weight Watcher's Claim
	Nutritional Value Claim

Which of the following is NOT a function of carbohydrates?

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	Supplying Energy to the Body
	Building and Maintaining Body Tissues
	Helping with Fat Metabolism
	Supplying Energy to the Brain

Expert Solution

The food making with nutrient claim which are commonly used on food labels,either refer to the amount of a nutrient in a product or compare the levels of a nutrient in that food to a similiar reference food.These are fat free, high fibre , low calorie foods.

Nutrient content claims reference with established daily values,terms like healthy and statement that claim product contains a significant percentage of a nutrient daily value are also considered nutrient content claims.

Fat metabolism is not a function of carbohydrate

To obtain energy from fat triglycerides must first be broken down by hydrolysis into their two principal components,fatty acid and glycerol.The resulting fatty acid are oxidized by beta oxidation into acetyl coA.

The end results of fatty acids are CO2,H2O,ATP

*The four main functions of carbohydrate.

*provide energy to body

* store energy

*to build macromolecules,

*spare protien

gladiator answered 2 years ago

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