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) Unit 2: Matter, Enerty, Atomic Structure and is ) Knewton Coursework cation of Energy Units in the field of Nutrition Understand How to Calculate Calore Value of Food Question While estimating the Caloric content of the chemical constituents present in the food item, the carbohydrate amount is discounted to some extent compared to the average value measured using bomb calorimetry. This is because the fiber content Select the correct answer below: O is not actually considered a carbohydrate O is not digestible O cannot be burned in the calorimeter O is classified as a carbohydrate but stores energy like a fat SUBM FEEDBACK MORE INSTRUCTION

Answer 1

Calorimeter is a device which is used to find the value of heat of anything

For food,calorimeter tells the values of proteins,fats,carbohydrates by burning them

Unlike fats and proteins,carbohydrates have two types

Digestable carbohydrate which gets digested by the body with the help of enzymes produced by the body

Indigestible carbohydrates which are not digested by the body as no enzyme is produced by the body,which can decompose them.These carbohydrates are basically long organic structure,for example - cellulose and lignin,which don't get decompose in body and are carried out as waste product.

Therefore these indigestible carbohydrates do not play a part in nutrition values for our body as they are not decomposed and are secreted out

Therefore during the reading of carbohydrate, amount of carbohydrate is discounted from the average value of bomb calorimeter as these are indigestible

So option B is correct