Registered Dietitian

Category - Nutrition Science

What effect does cooking have on carbohydrates in foods? (Choose all that apply.)
  1. Helps soften cellulose
  2. Makes starch less digestible
  3. Breaks disaccharides down into monosaccharides
  4. None of the above
Explanation
Answers: A and C - Cooking foods helps soften cellulose, a type of dietary fiber found in fruits and vegetables, and may break disaccharides (sugars) down into their component monosaccharides (simple sugars). Cooking helps to make starch more digestible.
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