Author Question: Which statement describes an association between energy measurement and foods? a. Indirect ... (Read 49 times)

Themember4 · **on:** Aug 20, 2018

Which statement describes an association between energy measurement and foods?

a. Indirect calorimetry cannot be used to determine the energy value of alcohol.
b. A bomb calorimeter measures the amount of oxygen released when a food is oxidized.
c. Direct calorimetry and indirect calorimetry of the same food rarely give similar values.
d. The physiological fuel value of a food is almost always lower than the energy value of that food as determined by bomb calorimetry.
e. In general, the fuel value of protein foods will exceed their energy value as measured by bomb calorimetry.

Question 2

What instrument is used to measure the energy content of foods?

a. Energy chamber
b. Exothermic meter
c. Bomb calorimeter
d. Combustion chamber
e. Energy spectrometer