Chapter 11, Problem 23Q

Interpretation Introduction

Interpretation:

The reason for people having phenylketonuria able to drink beverages sweetened with sucralose but should avoid those sweetened with aspartame hs to be given.

Concept introduction:

Amino acids are the molecules containing an amine group, a carboxylic group, and a side-chain that is specific to each amino acid. They are the basic structural building units of protein and other biomolecules. Carbon, hydrogen, oxygen and nitrogen are the key elements in amino acid.

Amino acids are nutritionally classified into three groups,

• • Nonessential amino acids
• • Conditional amino acids
• • Essential amino acids.

Essential amino acids:

Essential amino acids are those which our body cannot produce through the biochemical machinery we possess and therefore it must be consumed through the food we eat.

• • Phenylalanine is an example for essential amino acid.