SUSTAINABILITY IN FOOD TECHNOLOGY
SUSTAINABLE FOOD PRODUCTION
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Question
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From what sources do most of our Calories come from?
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Carbohydrates, Lipids, Proteins
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Proteins, Nucleic Acids, Lipids
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Carbohydrates, Nucleic Acids, Water
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Nitrogen, Phosphorous, Potassium
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -9? The calories in food come from carbohydrates, proteins, and fats: A gram of carbohydrate has 4 calories. A gram of protein has 4 calories.
Detailed explanation-2: -Of these six nutrients, carbohydrates, protein and fats provide calories. Each gram of carbohydrate and protein yield 4 calories/gram. Each gram of fat yields 9 calories.
Detailed explanation-3: -One of the reasons low-fat diets are recommended for weight loss is because fats, also called lipids, contain more calories per gram, and thus more energy, than carbohydrates or proteins. Foods are usually a mix of these three types of macronutrients, however, and are rarely all fat or all carbohydrate.
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