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Carbohydrates are compounds containing
Hydrogen, oxygen, & carbon. They are classified as sugars (complex)(cellulose), starches (complex), & fiber.
The definition of sugar, as it would appear on a food label, is
Any monosaccharide or disaccharide.
A monosaccharide is a
Single sugar unit, many of which are connected to make:
starch (the storage form of carbohydrates in plants)
Glycogen (the storage form of carbohydrates in humans)
Monosaccharides include
Glucose (blood sugar)
Fructose (fruit sugar)
Galactose
There are 3
Disaccharides are
2 sugar units including :
Sucrose (common sugar)
Lactose (milk sugar)
Maltose
Polysaccharides are
Long chains of monosaccharide units linked together, found in foods containing starch & fiber.
Polysaccharides are often called
Complex carbohydrates , Including starch found in plants, seeds, & roots.
Complex carbohydrates are primarily
Starch & fiber, & the starch is digested to glucose.
What is a part of the plants that cannot be digested by human got enzymes?
Dietary fiber
Dietary fiber passes through what? How is it expelled?
The small intestine & colon
Fecal material/fermented & used as food by the good bacteria.
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