Carbs Flashcards
What is fructose
Monosaccharide
What is lactose made of
Galactose and glucose
What does cellulose do
Found in plants to proctect
How do we store glucose in our body
Through glycogen and it is stored in the liver
Where does crab digestion start
The mouth starts to break down starch into smaller polysaccharides
What is the glycemic index
a way that carbohydrates in foods and drinks are ranked according to how quickly they raise the glucose level of the blood
How does the GI Vary
The GI varies with the nature of the carb
And the fat content
What is dirty fibre
Not absorbed
What is dirty fibre
Not absorbed
Where is dietary fermented
colon
What is dietary fibre
Non glycemic that made short chain fatty acids when fermented by colon bacteria which can produce some energy
They incidence the colonic bacteria population
How much energy does dietary fibre give
2kl per gram
What is insulins function
Regulates glucose levels
Stimulates the glucose breakdown
Stimulates glucose uptake by liver cells
Carbs are the most abundant source of energy in the diet
Where is CHO broken down gylcasmic
In the mouth and small intestine
