Which food contains cholesterol?
a. Corn
b. Olives
c. Roasted turkey
d. Roasted peanuts
e. Boiled potatoes
Q. 2What is a conjugated linoleic acid?
a. A type of cis-fatty acid
b. A partially hydrogenated omega-6 lipid
c. A fatty acid with the chemical make-up of linoleic acid but with a different configuration
d. A fatty acid resulting from the partial hydrolysis of dietary phospholipids in the intestinal tract
e. A nitrogen-containing compound found in foods and made in the body from the amino acid methionine.
Q. 3What type of compound is lecithin?
a. Bile salt
b. Glycolipid
c. Lipoprotein
d. Phospholipid
e. Sterol
Q. 4Which statement describes a feature of trans-fatty acids?
a. In nature, most double bonds are trans.
b. Hydrogenation converts trans-fatty acids to cis-fatty acids.
c. The conversion of cis-fatty acids to trans-fatty acids is inhibited by the presence of antioxidants.
d. In the body, trans-fatty acids are metabolized more like saturated fats than like unsaturated fats.
e. The hydrogen atoms are located on the same side of a double bond.
Q. 5Which product provides abundant amounts of omega-3 fatty acids?
a. Palm oil
b. Walnut oil
c. Soybean oil
d. Flaxseed oil
e. Corn oil
Q. 6Which product is considered a major source of polyunsaturated fat?
a. Corn oil
b. Palm oil
c. Peanut oil
d. Chicken fat
e. Olive oil
Q. 7Which product has the highest percentage of its fat in polyunsaturated form?
a. Butter
b. Corn oil
c. Beef tallow
d. Coconut oil
e. Palm oil
Q. 8Which compound is missing four or more hydrogen atoms?
a. Monounsaturated fatty acid
b. Polyunsaturated fatty acid
c. Long-chain saturated fatty acid
d. Short-chain saturated fatty acid
e. Triglycerides
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