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19 Cards in this Set
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Monosaccharides
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Single Sugars
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Disaccharides
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Double Sugars
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Monosaccharides contains.....
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Glucose, Fructose, Galactose
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Glucose
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Most cells depend on glucose for their fuel to some extent, and the cells of the brain and the rest of the nervous system depend almost exclusively on glucose for their energy. The body can obtain this glucose from carbohydrates
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Fructose
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Only occurs naturally, found in fruits, honey, and saps. Is also in high fructose corn syrup
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Galactose
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The third single sugar, galactose, occurs mostly as part of lactose, a disaccharide also known as milk sugar.
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Disaccharides
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pairs of single sugars are linked together.
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Sucrose
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Usually obrained by refining the juice from sugar beets or sugarcane to provide the brown, white, and powdered sugars available in the supermarket.
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Lactose
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principal carbohydrate of milk
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Maltose
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Third disaccharide, it is a plant sugar that consists of two glucose units.
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Polysaccharides are...
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Starch, Glycogen, and Fibers.
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Starch
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long straight or branched chain of hundreds of glucose unit linked together. All starchy foods are plant foods.
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Glycogen
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Found in meats only to a limited extent, and not at all in plants.
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Fibers
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Found in vegetables,fruits,whole grains, and legumes
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Cellulose
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Main constituent of plant cell walls, so it is found in all vegetables, fruits, and legumes.
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Hemicellulose
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the main constituent of cereal fibers.
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Pectins
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abundant in vegetables and fruits, especially citrus fruits and apples.
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Viscous
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a gel like consistency
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Soluble, viscous, fermentable fibers
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often gummy or add thickness to foods
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