Factors That Affect the Amount of Nutrients in Foods Include

question 17

Multiple Choice

Factors that affect the amount of nutrients in foods include ________.

• A)farming conditions
• B)ripeness of plants when harvested
• C)cooking processes
• D)length of time food is stored
• E)All of these factors affect nutrient content of foods.

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Definitions:

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The set of life-sustaining chemical reactions in organisms that enable the conversion of food to energy, the transformation of nutrients into cellular components, and the elimination of nitrogenous wastes.

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A partial or total inability to hear sounds in one or both ears.