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Dextrose monohydrate provides ______ kcal/g. 0.9 3.4 2.5 4.0 1.8

Solution

Choice 2 is correct.

Reason: Dextrose monohydrate is a simple sugar found in circulation of all vertebrates including humans. Its other names are glucose, blood sugar, corn sugar etc. Dextrose monohydrate is an artificially synthesized powedered form of dextrose which can be mixed in water to generate required amount of sugar solution. Owing to this property, dextrose is used in intravenous drip solutions by physicians. Calorifically, dextrose contains only carbohydrates and no protein/fat content. Chemically, combustion of 1g of dextrose yeilds nearly 3.5-4 kcal under normal conditions. Thus, the calorific value of dextrose monohydrate is nearly 3.4 kcal/g.