chap 5 Flashcards
carbohydrates include substances that the body can
use for energy
primary energy source
glucose
simple carbohydrates
sugar
complex carbohydrates
starches, most fiber
caloric sweeteners such as high-fructose corn syrup, table sugar, honey and maple syrup contribute to
added sugars
plants use ____ to combine carbon, oxygen, and hydrogen atoms to make carbohydrates
suns energy
plants can use glucose to make
fiber, starch, other sugars
the simplest sugar is a
monosaccharide
basic chemical unit of carbs
monosaccharides
disaccharide
simple sugar composed of two monosaccharides
glucose also referred to as
dextrose, blood sugar
fructose
fruit sugar or levulose
galactose
part of lactose
maltose
glucose + glucose
malt sugar
sucrose
glucose + fructose
table sugar
lactose
glucose + galactose
milk sugar
sucrose occurs naturally in
honey, maple syrup, carrots, pineapples
a tablespoon of table sugar is ____ sucrose
100%
table sugar is made from
refining sugarcane or sugar beets
substances that sweeten and contribute energy to foods
nutritive sweetener
monosaccharides and disaccharides provide ___ kcal/g
4
added sugar
sugars added to foods during processing or preparation
sugars and other nutritive sweetener examples
agave syrup
brown sugar
coconut sugar
confectioners sugar
corn syrup
date sugar
dextrose
fructose
fruit juice
glucose
honey
invert sugar
lactose
polydextrose
raw sugar
rice syrup
sorbitol
table sugar
turbinado sugar
maltose
xylitol
mannitol
maple syrup
mollasses
sugar alcohols include
sorbitol, xylitol, mannitol