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Question 19

Which statement about the energy values of respiratory substrates and foods is not correct?

Lipids release more energy per unit mass than carbohydrates because they have a higher ratio of hydrogen atoms to oxygen atoms.

Carbohydrates and proteins have similar energy values of around 161616 to 17 kJ g−117\text{ kJ g}^{-1}17 kJ g−1.

Substrates with a higher proportion of oxygen in their chemical structure release more energy per gram because they are already more oxidized.

A food containing a mixture of lipids and proteins has a higher energy value than the same mass of pure starch.

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