Unit 4 Carbohydrates Crossword
Across
- 1. Carbohydrates and sugar alcohols that the GI tract doesn't digest and fully absorb.
- 4. Enzyme that breaks down maltose into two glucose molecules
- 8. Measure of the body's blood glucose response after eating a food with 50 g of digestible Carbohydrates.
- 10. Disaccharide comprised of a glucose molecule and a fructose molecule
- 13. Accumulation of fat in the liver that's not caused by alcohol consumption.
- 14. Hormone that helps lower blood glucose levels.
- 15. Sucrose
- 16. Chemicals that result from the incomplete breakdown of fat for energy.
Down
- 2. Enzyme secreted by the salivary glands that begins starch digestion in the mouth.
- 3. Storage form of glucose in plants
- 5. Storage form of glucose in humans and other animals.
- 6. Class of nutrients that is a major source of energy for the body.
- 7. Indigestible plant material.
- 9. monosaccharide in fruits, honey, and certain vegetables; "Levulose" or "fruit sugar."
- 11. Group of serious chronic diseases characterized by abnormal glucose, fat, and protein metabolism.
- 12. Monosaccharide that is a primary fuel for muscles and other cells.