Chapter 5 - Carbohydrates Flashcards
simple sugar, such as glucose, that is not broken down further during digestion
monosaccharide
class of sugars formed by the chemical bonding of two monosaccharides
disaccharide
large carbohydrate containing from 10 to 1000 or more monosaccharide units - aka complex carb
polysaccharide
monosaccharides: (ex)
glucose, fructose, galactose
disaccharides: (ex)
sucrose, lactose, maltose
monosaccharide found in fruits and honey
fructose
galactose + glucose
lactose
glucose + glucose
maltose
glucose + fructose
sucrose
table sugar
sucrose
indigestible oligosaccharide - galactose + glucose + fructose
raffinose
indigestible oligosaccharide - galactose + galactose + glucose + fructose
stachyose
carbohydrate made of multiple units of glucose attached together in a form the body can digest
starch
substance in plant foods that is not broken down by the digestive processes of the stomach or small intestine
fiber
digestible straight chain type of starch made of multiple glucose units
amylose
digestible branched open chain type of starch made of multiple glucose units
amylopectin
carbohydrate made of multiple units of glucose with a highly branched structure
glycogen
the storage form of glucose in humans - is synthesized (and stored) in the liver and muscles
glycogen
combination of dietary fiber and functional fiber in a food
total fiber
fiber in food
dietary fiber
fiber added to foods that has shown to provide health benefits
functional fiber
most readily digested by the intestinal bacteria
pectins, gums, and mucilages
more resistant to being broken down by bacteria
cellulose, hemicellulose, and lignins
fibers that mostly do not dissolve in water and are not metabolized by bybacteria in the large intestine
insoluble fibers