Q. 18.75 - An Introduction to General, Organic, and Biological Chemistry

Question

 Identify the type of food as carbohydrate, fat, or protein that gives each of the following digestion products:
a. glucose
b. fatty acid
c. maltose
d. glycerol
e. amino acids
f. dextrins

Step-by-Step Solution

Answer

Part(a) Carbohydrate is type of food that gives glucose

Part(b) Fat is type of food that gives fatty acid 

Part(c) Carbohydrate is type of food that gives maltose

Part(d) Fat is type of food that gives glycerol 

Part(e) Protein is type of food that gives amino acids

Part(f) Carbohydrate is type of food that gives dextrins

Part(a) Step 1 : Given information

We need to find type of food that gives glucose.  

Part(a) Step 2 : Simplify

As we know, glucose is a form of carbohydrate so after digestion glucose gives carbohydrate. Therefore,

Carbohydrate is type of food that gives glucose

Part(b) Step 1 : Given information

We need to find type of food that gives fatty acid.

Part(b) Step 2 : Simplify

As we know, by name only fatty acid is a type of fat  so after digestion fatty acid gives fat. Therefore,

Fat is type of food that gives fatty acid 

Part(c) Step 1 : Given information

We need to find type of food that gives maltose.

Part(c) Step 2 : Simplify

As we know, glucose is a form of carbohydrate and maltose  is isomer of glucose so after digestion maltose  gives carbohydrate. Therefore,

Carbohydrate is type of food that gives maltose

Part(d) Step 1 : Given information

We need to find type of food that gives glycerol.

Part(d) Step 2 : Simplify

 As we know, by name only glycerol is a type of fat  so after digestion glycerol gives fat. Therefore,

Fat is type of food that gives glycerol 

Part(e) Step 1 : Given information

We need to find type of food that gives amino acids.

Part(e) Step 2 : Simplify

As we know, amino acids are form from protein  so after digestion amino acid gives protein. Therefore,

Protein is type of food that gives amino acids

Part(f) Step 1 : Given information

We need to find type of food that gives dextrins.

Part(f) Step 2 : Simplify

As we know, dextrins is a type of carbohydrate. so after digestion dextrin gives carbohydrate. Therefore,

Carbohydrate is type of food that gives dextrins