Why Is the Term, "Nutritive Sweeteners" Used to Refer to Sugar

question 70

Multiple Choice

Why is the term, "nutritive sweeteners" used to refer to sugar alcohols) ?

• A) They provide energy
• B) They are found in fruits and vegetables
• C) They are metabolized by gut bacteria to produce vitamins
• D) They provide 7 kcal/ gram, similar to ethanol.

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A statistic specifying the number of items in a class, or the sum of their values on a variable, per unit of some other class; a ratio is a total expressed in relative terms.

Total

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