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16 Cards in this Set
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Dietary carbohydrates are obtained almost exclusively from ________ sources.
-milk is the exception |
plant
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Plants convert water and ________ ________ to sugar through photosynthesis.
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carbon dioxide
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Light energy is trapped as chemical energy in the ________ chemicals.
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sugar
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Classification of Carbos:(2 Major Groups):
1. Simple -________ 2. Complex -________ |
-sugars
-polysaccharides |
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simple carbohydrates
1. Monosaccharides are ________ sugar units -__________ -__________ -Galactose |
single
glucose fructose |
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simple carbohydrates
2. _________(Pair of sugar units) -Maltose -sucrose -lactose |
Disaccharides
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complex carbohydrates
1. ________ -starch -glycogen 2. Indigestible -________ *Cellulose *hemicellulose *pectin |
Digestible
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Monosaccharides
-Glucose(dextrose "_ sugar," used to supply cellular energy. (________) |
-blood
-fuel |
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Monosaccharides
Fructose- "________ sugar" -sweetest of all. Abundant in fruites, honey saps (maple syrup). Used to ________ a variety of food products. (high fructose corn syrup |
"fruit"
sweeten |
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Monosaccharides
-Galactose, not found free in ________, component of lactose. "______ sugar" and some polysaccharides. |
nature
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Disaccharides
-Maltose- found primarily in germinating ________. Product of ________ digestion in the g.i. tract. -composed of ___ glucose units |
seeds
polysaccharide two |
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Disaccharides
-Suctrose- "______ sugar." Main energy ingredient of _________ and other sweets. Found in __________ and sugar beets and in some ________. -composed of ________ and fructose. |
"table"
candy sugar cane fruits glucose |
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Disaccharides
-Lactose- "______ sugar." (5% by weight). composed of ________ and ________. |
"milk"
glucose galactose |
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Digestible Polysaccharides
-Consist of many _________ units linked together. -are considered the storage form of ________. |
-glucose
glucose |
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Digestible Polysaccharides
Starch -storage form of glucose in ________. -primary complex ____ in the diet. -found in _______(rice, corn, wheat, oats, millet, rye and barley), legumes and tubers |
plants
CHO grains |
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Digestible Polysaccharides
-Glycogen storage from of glucose in ________. Synthesized and stored in the ________ and ______; used later as a source of energy -not a significant soure of dietary carbohydrate |
animals
liver and muscle |
