NSD 225 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: High Fructose Corn Syrup, Lactose Intolerance, Truvia
21 Feb 2017
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Complex carbs: bread, cereal, pasta, rice, veggies, beans, lentils. Galactose not found free in nature. Refined grains: germ and bran are removed only center of wheat (starch) is there. Enriched: added vitamins (b-1, b-2, niacin, folic acid & mineral iron) Grain group: half of this should be whole grains. 1 measured teaspoon of sugar equals four grams, 16 calories. Glucose: the sole form of energy for your brain. High fructose corn syrup: cheaper than real sugar to produce sugar. Honey: it isn"t more nutritious than regular sugar. Raw sugar: cannot legally be sold turbinado sugar is actually sold it"s washed once. Fiber is only in plants not animal food sources. Sweeteners: saccharin, equal, aspartame, cyclamate (banned in us, ok in canada) Splenda (no calories, 600x sweeter than sugar, no hydrogen, replaced with chlorine), neotame (7,000 times sweeter than sugar), tagalose (gives gas), stevia, truvia (made by coca cola) Two types; insoluble (laxative), soluble (reduces blood cholesterol)
