Animallll Nutrition Carbohydrate Flashcards
Carbohydrates
Organic nutrients that are made up of carbon and water. CH2O
Macronutrients
Needed in large amounts
(carbohydrates, Proteins, Lipids, Water)
Micronutrients
Needed in small amounts
(Vitamins, Minerals)
Monosaccharide
Single sugar
Simple CHO
Disaccharide
2 sugars
Simple CHO
Oligosaccharide
3-10 sugars
Complex CHO
Polysaccharide
More than 10 sugars
Complex CHO
Glucose
Most abundant monosaccharide in nature
Also known as dextrose or sometimes blood sugar
Bunch of glucose come together to form bigger sugars
Fructose
Found in fruits, honey, vegetables, and high fructose corn syrup.
Also known as fruit sugar
Galactose
Usually exists as part of a disaccharide attached to another sugar (primarily lactose)
Maltose
Composed of 2 gluocse
Rarely occurs naturally
Produced whenever starch breaks down
Sucrose
Made of glucose and fructose
Table Sugar
Lactose
Glucose and galactose
milk sugar
Added Sugars
sugars that a manufacturer has added to a processed food product
Raffinose and Stachyose
MAKES YOU FART LOL
because they are indigestible…
Starch
Polysaccharide
Storage form of glucose (energy) in plants
Composed of long chains of only glucose molecules