HUN 1201 - EXAM 1 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS (VERIFIED AND UPDATED)
Water, carbohydrates, fats, proteins, vitamins, and minerals - ANS are the six classes of
nutrients
Essential nutrients - ANS are nutrients must be derived from food; the body cannot make
them
Carbohydrates, fats, proteins - ANS major fuels, are organic (carbon containing), and energy-
yielding
Vitamins - ANS are organic; yield no energy; facilitate release of energy
Minerals - ANS are inorganic; yield no energy; regulate the release of energy and other roles
Water - ANS inorganic medium where all body processes take place
1 kcal - ANS = 1 calories
Carbohydrates and proteins - ANS both 4 kcals of energy per gram
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, Fat - ANS 9 kcals of energy per gram; greatest energy density
Alcohol - ANS contributes energy; 7 kcals per gram; not a nutrient
mixture - ANS Most foods have a ________ of all three energy-yielding nutrients
Pure foods - ANS sugar (carbohydrate); oil (fat)
fat - ANS too many kcals from any of the nutrients will be stored as _____
Dietary reference intakes (DRI) - ANS sets of values set by nutrition experts to be used as
nutrient intake goals by healthy people in the US and Canada
Recommended Dietary Allowance (RDA) - ANS goals for individuals; based on solid scientific
evidence; foundation of DRI
Adequate Intake (AI) - ANS goals for individuals; based on less extensive findings and more
on judgement; usually established when there is not enough scientific evidence to establish an
RDA
Estimated Average Requirements (EAR) - ANS goals for groups; average requirements for
given life stage and gender groups
Tolerable upper intake level (UL) - ANS helps prevent nutrient toxicity by establishing upper
limits of intake for nutrients posing a hazard when consumed in excess
Estimated Energy Requirement (EER) - ANS energy intake from food should be matched with
energy expenditure; values depend on age, gender, weight, height, and physical activity
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ANSWERS (VERIFIED AND UPDATED)
Water, carbohydrates, fats, proteins, vitamins, and minerals - ANS are the six classes of
nutrients
Essential nutrients - ANS are nutrients must be derived from food; the body cannot make
them
Carbohydrates, fats, proteins - ANS major fuels, are organic (carbon containing), and energy-
yielding
Vitamins - ANS are organic; yield no energy; facilitate release of energy
Minerals - ANS are inorganic; yield no energy; regulate the release of energy and other roles
Water - ANS inorganic medium where all body processes take place
1 kcal - ANS = 1 calories
Carbohydrates and proteins - ANS both 4 kcals of energy per gram
@2026/2027 ALLRIGHTS RESERVED.
, Fat - ANS 9 kcals of energy per gram; greatest energy density
Alcohol - ANS contributes energy; 7 kcals per gram; not a nutrient
mixture - ANS Most foods have a ________ of all three energy-yielding nutrients
Pure foods - ANS sugar (carbohydrate); oil (fat)
fat - ANS too many kcals from any of the nutrients will be stored as _____
Dietary reference intakes (DRI) - ANS sets of values set by nutrition experts to be used as
nutrient intake goals by healthy people in the US and Canada
Recommended Dietary Allowance (RDA) - ANS goals for individuals; based on solid scientific
evidence; foundation of DRI
Adequate Intake (AI) - ANS goals for individuals; based on less extensive findings and more
on judgement; usually established when there is not enough scientific evidence to establish an
RDA
Estimated Average Requirements (EAR) - ANS goals for groups; average requirements for
given life stage and gender groups
Tolerable upper intake level (UL) - ANS helps prevent nutrient toxicity by establishing upper
limits of intake for nutrients posing a hazard when consumed in excess
Estimated Energy Requirement (EER) - ANS energy intake from food should be matched with
energy expenditure; values depend on age, gender, weight, height, and physical activity
@2026/2027 ALLRIGHTS RESERVED.
