ACE Fitness Nutrition Specialist Cert.
Exam Questions and Answers (Latest
Update 2026)
Macronutrients -
correct answer ✅-large amounts
-Carbs, Protein, Fat
-Broken down into: monosaccharides, amino acids, & fatty acids
Carbohydrate -
correct answer ✅-4 cals/g
-source of immediate energy
-only energy source for brain/blood cells
carb structure is built from... -
correct answer ✅monosaccharides + water
3 monosaccharides (simplest unit of sugar) in nature: -
correct answer ✅glucose, fructose, galactose
disaccharides (2 sugar units): -
correct answer ✅sucrose, lactose, maltose
,ACE Fitness Nutrition Specialist Cert.
Exam Questions and Answers (Latest
Update 2026)
sorbitol -
correct answer ✅used in many diet products, from glucose,
absorbed slower than sugar
ooligosaccharide: -
correct answer ✅3 -10 simple sugar chain
polysaccharide: -
correct answer ✅long sugar chain
fructooligosaccharides -
correct answer ✅-in fruits & veggies
-indigestible, constipation relief, improve triglyceride levels,
decrease bad smelling digestive by-products
triglyceride -
correct answer ✅-storage/chemical form of fat (most common in
body)
-3 FA's & glycerol
,ACE Fitness Nutrition Specialist Cert.
Exam Questions and Answers (Latest
Update 2026)
glycogen (1 of 2 digestible polysaccharides) -
correct answer ✅-storage form of carbs
-stored in liver & muscle
-complex carb
starch (2 of 2 digestible polysaccharides) -
correct answer ✅-storage form of carbs in plants
-complex carb
simple carbohydrate -
correct answer ✅short chain, rapidly digested
complex carbohydrate -
correct answer ✅long chain, longer digestion
Glycemic Index (GI) -
correct answer ✅rank of carbs (1-100) of how much they raise
blood sugar
, ACE Fitness Nutrition Specialist Cert.
Exam Questions and Answers (Latest
Update 2026)
high GI foods -
correct answer ✅break down rapidly-> large glucose spike
low GI foods -
correct answer ✅digested slower-> smaller glucose spike
2 types of starch: -
correct answer ✅1. amylase- small, linear model
2. amylopectin- larger, branched model
fiber -
correct answer ✅carbs that can't be broken down & pass thru
undigested
2 types of fiber -
correct answer ✅1. dietary fiber- naturally from plant foods
2. functional fiber- in diet from foods w/ added fiber
_______ + ________ = total fiber -
correct answer ✅dietary fiber + functional fiber
Exam Questions and Answers (Latest
Update 2026)
Macronutrients -
correct answer ✅-large amounts
-Carbs, Protein, Fat
-Broken down into: monosaccharides, amino acids, & fatty acids
Carbohydrate -
correct answer ✅-4 cals/g
-source of immediate energy
-only energy source for brain/blood cells
carb structure is built from... -
correct answer ✅monosaccharides + water
3 monosaccharides (simplest unit of sugar) in nature: -
correct answer ✅glucose, fructose, galactose
disaccharides (2 sugar units): -
correct answer ✅sucrose, lactose, maltose
,ACE Fitness Nutrition Specialist Cert.
Exam Questions and Answers (Latest
Update 2026)
sorbitol -
correct answer ✅used in many diet products, from glucose,
absorbed slower than sugar
ooligosaccharide: -
correct answer ✅3 -10 simple sugar chain
polysaccharide: -
correct answer ✅long sugar chain
fructooligosaccharides -
correct answer ✅-in fruits & veggies
-indigestible, constipation relief, improve triglyceride levels,
decrease bad smelling digestive by-products
triglyceride -
correct answer ✅-storage/chemical form of fat (most common in
body)
-3 FA's & glycerol
,ACE Fitness Nutrition Specialist Cert.
Exam Questions and Answers (Latest
Update 2026)
glycogen (1 of 2 digestible polysaccharides) -
correct answer ✅-storage form of carbs
-stored in liver & muscle
-complex carb
starch (2 of 2 digestible polysaccharides) -
correct answer ✅-storage form of carbs in plants
-complex carb
simple carbohydrate -
correct answer ✅short chain, rapidly digested
complex carbohydrate -
correct answer ✅long chain, longer digestion
Glycemic Index (GI) -
correct answer ✅rank of carbs (1-100) of how much they raise
blood sugar
, ACE Fitness Nutrition Specialist Cert.
Exam Questions and Answers (Latest
Update 2026)
high GI foods -
correct answer ✅break down rapidly-> large glucose spike
low GI foods -
correct answer ✅digested slower-> smaller glucose spike
2 types of starch: -
correct answer ✅1. amylase- small, linear model
2. amylopectin- larger, branched model
fiber -
correct answer ✅carbs that can't be broken down & pass thru
undigested
2 types of fiber -
correct answer ✅1. dietary fiber- naturally from plant foods
2. functional fiber- in diet from foods w/ added fiber
_______ + ________ = total fiber -
correct answer ✅dietary fiber + functional fiber
