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Assessing the caloric content of protein and carbohydrate(Integrates with chapters 4, 5, a...

Assessing the caloric content of protein and carbohydrate

(Integrates with chapters 4, 5, and 23.) The caloric content of protein and carbohydrate are quite similar, at approximately 16 to 17 kJ/g, whereas that of fat is much higher at 38 kJ/g. Discuss the chemical basis for the similarity of the values for carbohydrate and for protein.

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