Asked by meeeeeee

Which macromolecule provides a person with the highest amount of energy per mass?
lipids
carbohydrates
nucleic acids
proteins

All Answers 1

Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
Lipids.

They yield about 9 kcal/g (highly reduced and stored anhydrous), whereas carbohydrates and proteins yield ~4 kcal/g and nucleic acids are not a primary energy store.