Carbohydrates 2

Question 1

What carbohydrates are in our diet?

Answer 1

• Starch (cereals, potatoes, rice)
• Glycogen (meat - but when animal dies enzyme activity in tissue degrades much of the glycogen stores)
• Cellulose and hemicellulose (plant cell walls - we don’t digest this)
• Oligosaccharides containing (aplha1-6) linked galactose (peas, beans, lentils - not digested)