Cameroon GCE A-Level Food Science & Nutrition Practice Questions - Cameroon General Certificate Of Education Advanced Level Food Science And Nutrition (Subject Code 0740) Exam

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Which of the following dietary fiber components is classified as a soluble, viscous polysaccharide capable of lowering postprandial blood glucose and serum LDL cholesterol?

Lignin, a complex non-carbohydrate polymer of phenylpropane aromatic subunits. Pectin, a structural heteropolysaccharide composed primarily of alpha-(1,4)-linked D-galacturonic acid units. Cellulose, an unbranched homopolysaccharide of beta-(1,4)-linked D-glucose residues. Suberin, a hydrophobic waxy polymer deposited in plant periderm and root endodermis.

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Pectin, a structural heteropolysaccharide composed primarily of alpha-(1,4)-linked D-galacturonic acid units.

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