HORTICULTURE

HORTICULTURE SCIENCE

GENERAL AGRICULTURE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Worldwide, the largest component of the human diet is
A
grain products.
B
meat products.
C
dairy products.
D
raw and processed sugars.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Cereal grains and tubers are the most common food staples. There are more than 50, 000 edible plants in the world, but just 15 of them provide 90 percent of the world’s food energy intake. Rice, corn (maize), and wheat make up two-thirds of this.

Detailed explanation-2: -In addition to being a major source of starch and energy, wheat also provides substantial amounts of a number of components which are essential or beneficial for health, notably protein, vitamins (notably B vitamins), dietary fiber, and phytochemicals.

Detailed explanation-3: -"The only food that provides all the nutrients that humans need is human milk, ‘’ Hattner said. “Mother’s milk is a complete food. We may add some solid foods to an infant’s diet in the first year of life to provide more iron and other nutrients, but there is a little bit of everything in human milk."

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