basic foods (SUGAR) Flashcards
simplest of the digestible CHO
sugar
cannot be broken down to simpler CHO by hydrolysis ; simplest sugar
monosaccharides
sugar that found in fruits and plant saps (the fluid part of a plant
grape sugar
present in animal fluid as BLOOD GLUCOSE hence called
physiological sugar
levulose or fruit sugar
fructose
sweetest of the glucose and fructose
fructose
monosaccharides
glucose, fructose, galactose
splits a molecule into two by the addition of water to both
hydrolysis
occurs in many fruits and vegetables
sucrose
is an important commodity and is one of our biggest export products
cane sugar
known as milk sugar ; primarily found in milk products
lactose
is a genetic disorder that affects many people who lack the enzyme necessary to breakdown lactose to glucose and galactose
lactose intolerance
malt sugar ; 2 molecules of glucose ; found in cereals and starches
maltose
glucose + glucose
maltose
fructose + glucose
sucrose