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yoooooman

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Explain the relationship between Calorie, Kcal, calorie, and cal.
 
  What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

Name four factors that affect the nutrient content of foods.
 
  What will be an ideal response?

Question 3

Describe two uses of a food-composition table.
 
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Reply #1 on: Aug 2, 2018
Answer to Question 1

A Calorie is a metric unit of heat measurement.
The small calorie (cal) is the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of one gram of water one degree.
A large Calorie, or kilocalorie (kcal), usually referred to as a calorie and sometimes as a kilogram calorie, equals 1,000 cal. This unit is used to express the amount of energy that a food provides when consumed.

Answer to Question 2

Any four of the following:
variety
season
geographical differences
stage of harvesting
handling
commercial processing
packaging
storage
display
home preparation
cooking
serving

Answer to Question 3

Any two of the following:
evaluate the nutritional value of food supplies
develop food distribution programs
plan and evaluate food consumption surveys
provide nutritional counseling
estimate the nutritional content of individual diets


yoooooman

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Reply 2 on: Aug 2, 2018
Wow, this really help

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Great answer, keep it coming :)

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