INTRODUCTION TO FOOD TECHNOLOGY
IMPORTANCE OF FOOD TECHNOLOGY IN TODAYS WORLD
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Select all correct statements about essential amino acids
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Essential amino acids cannot be produced by the body
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There are 22 types of essential amino acids, but only 9 forms protein
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The quantity of essential amino acids determine the nutritional value of a protein
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There are 9 types of essential amino acids, and they are supplied only through food
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Foods that contain all nine essential amino acids are called complete proteins. These foods include beef, poultry, fish, eggs, dairy, soy, quinoa and buckwheat. Foods that contain some but not all the essential amino acids are called incomplete proteins.
Detailed explanation-2: -Nine amino acids-histidine, isoleucine, leucine, lysine, methionine, phenylalanine, threonine, tryptophan, and valine-are not synthesized by mammals and are therefore dietarily essential or indispensable nutrients. These are commonly called the essential amino acids.
Detailed explanation-3: -So, the correct option is ‘Lysine and arginine are acidic amino acids. ‘
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