You buy a box of Yummies, a delicious type of snack cake, after checking out the

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You buy a box of Yummies, a delicious type of snack cake, after checking out the nutrition facts label on the side of the box you discover that a single Yummie cake contains 4.5 grams of total fat, 27 grams of carbrohydrates, 0 grams of fiber and 1 gram of protein.

The PH of the stomach is extremely acidic (~pH 2). If you ate a Yummie cake, what do you think would happen to the protein that you ingested as it passes through the stomach?

A) The protein would get broken down via dehydration reactions.

B) The protein would become denatured due to the acidic environment.

C) The protein wuold form longer proteins via dehydration reactions.

D) The protein would speed up digestion because it is an enzyme.

Explanation / Answer

B) The protein would become denatured due to the acidic environment.

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