Chapter 5 - Carbohydrates Flashcards
The carbohydrate family includes… (3 things)
Sugar, Starch, and Fiber
Carbohydrates are composed of…
Carbon, Hydrogen, and Oxygen
What is the main source of carbohydrates?
Plants, which produce glucose during photosynthesis
Monosaccharide
Class of single sugars that aren’t broken down during digestion. Considered a simple sugar.
(CH2O)6
Disaccharide
Class of sugars formed by the chemical bonding of 2 monosaccharides. Considered a simple sugar.
(CH2O)12
What is the chemical formula for glucose?
C6h12O6 → (CH2O)6
Polysaccharide
Class of complex carbohydrates containing many glucose units, from 10 to 1000 or more.
Hexose
A carbohydrate containing 6 carbons
Glucose (AKA Dextrose)
Most abundant monosaccharide.
Most of it in our diet is linked with other sugars.
Fructose (AKA Levulose)
Monosaccharide found in fruits, vegetables, and honey.
Fructose accounts for how much of the total energy intake in North Americans?
9-11%
Galactose
Monosaccharide found most abundantly as a part of the disaccharide lactose (milk sugar)
What are three common sugar alcohols?
Sorbitol, Mannitol, Xylitol
Sugar alcohols derive from…?
Monosaccharides
Pentose
Carbohydrate with 5 carbons.
ex: Ribose and Deoxyribose
Condensation Reaction
Chemical reaction in which 2 molecules bond to form a larger molecule by releasing water.
Works by taking a (OH) from one sugar and taking an (H) from the other.
What are two of the C-O-C bonds?
Alpha Bonds and Beta Bonds
Which bonds cannot be easily broken down by the digestive enzymes in the small intestine?
Beta Bonds
Maltose
Disaccharide containing 2 glucose molecules joined by an alpha bond. Produces enzymes that break down polysaccharides stored in the seeds to sugar.
Sucrose
Common table sugar composed of glucose and fructose linked by an alpha bond. Found naturally in plants and can be purified to various degrees.
Oligosaccharides
Complex carbohydrates containing 3 to 10 simple sugar units
Raffinose
Indigestible oligosaccharide composed of 3 monosaccharides (galactose-glucose-fructose)
Stachyose
Indigestible oligosaccharide composed of 4 monosaccharides (galactose-galactose-glucose-fructose)
Raffinose and Stachyose are found in what foods?
Onions, cabbage, broccoli, whole wheat, legumes
Raffinose and Stachyose pass into the large intestine where…
they’re metabolized by bacteria, which produced gas and other by-products
Starch
Complex carbohydrate made of multiple units of glucose attached together in a form the body can digest
Fiber
Complex carbohydrate in foods of plant origin that is made of multiple units of glucose attached together in a form that cannot be broken down by digestion in the stomach or small intestine
Amylose
Digestible straight-chain type of starch made of multiple glucose units
Amylopectin
Digestible branch-chain type of starch made of multiple glucose units
Both amylose and amylopectin are…
plant starches, found in 1:4 ratios
Amylose’s bonds are broken by…
amylase enzymes
Amylopectin’s bonds are broken by…
alpha-dextrinase enzymes in the intestine
Glycogen (AKA Animal Starch)
Carbohydrate made of multiple units of glucose with a highly branched structure; the storage form of glucose in humans; is synthesized and stored in the liver and muscles.
Glycogen is broken down by…
enzymes in the body cells where it is stored
How much glycogen is stored in the liver, and how much is stored in the muscles?
90g (360 kcal) is stored in the liver; 300g (1200 kcal) is stored in the muscles
Total Fiber
Dietary and functional fiber in food
Dietary Fiber
Fiber found naturally in food