Lecture 10

Question 1

What are the categories of amino acids? How many of them are there?

Answer 1

• indispensable (essential), 9
• dispensable (non-essential), 5
• conditionally indispensable, 6

Question 2

Why is protein structure not important in food?

Answer 2

cause its broken down into amino acids during digestion

Question 3

What determines protein quality?

Answer 3

• does it have the essential amino acids?
• can it be digested well?

Question 4

What are the NRVs for protein intake?

Answer 4

• AMDR
• EAR/RDI

Question 5

What is the AMDR for protein?

Answer 5

15-25%

Question 6

How should protein intake distribution be?

Answer 6

equal for each meal

Question 7

What is the EAR/RDI protein intake for men?

Answer 7

52/64 g/day

Question 8

What is the EAR/RDI protein intake for women?

Answer 8

37/46 g/day

Question 9

How much protein should be eaten per kilo of body weight?

Answer 9

0.8g

Question 10

What is the AI for dietary fibre?

Answer 10

25 g/day (F)
30 g/day (M)

Question 11

What is the SDT for dietary fibre?

Answer 11

28 g/day (F)
38 g/day (M)