Biochemistry / Internet Scavenger Hunt

 
 

Use the following links to find the answers to our biochemistry scavenger hunt.

Carbohydrates

1. For most of us, a diet composed of ............ percent of carbohydrates is adequate.

2. In poor countries carbohydrates provide about ........% of total food intake.

3. Name the sugar that the human brain uses.
 

 Carbohydrates & Fitness 4. Complex carbohydrates pass through your digestive system ......... than simple carbs, and therefore won´t give you "energy highs and lows".

5. Simple carbs, such as fruit, juice, table sugar pass through your digestive system quickly. They are a good ............... after a workout.
 

 Olean 6. Olean is Procter & Gamble's brand name for ............, a no-fat cooking oil that gives snacks great taste and texture without adding any fat or calories

7. Like ordinary fat, olean doesn't "break down" when subjected to high temperatures. That means it can be used in ................

8. Olean brand is not ............. when eaten-it travels through the body unchanged like any poorly absorbed food components, such as high-fiber bran.
 
 

 Calorie Calculator Use the calorie calculator to compare fat free potato chips and regular potato chips.

9. How many grams of fat are in the regular potato chips.

10. How many more calories do they have?

11. Now compare butter vs margarine. Which one has more fat?

12. Which one has more calories?
 

 Proteins 13. Too much protein stresses the ........ and kidneys and can irritate the immune system.
 
  Aspartame 14. Aspartame is commonly known as ............

15. Aspartame is a combination of the amino acids ................ acid and ................

16. Aspartame was discovered almost ........... years ago.

17. Individuals with a rare genetic disease called ............. (PKU), need to be aware that aspartame is a source of the protein component, phenylalanine.

18. In the U.S., every ........... is screened for PKU.