Macronutrients Flashcards
Are compounds composed of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen arranged as mono or multiple monosaccharides.
Carbohydrates
Are the simplest form of carbohydrates that cannot be hydrolyzed into simpler compounds.
Monosaccharides
The body’s major fuel to provide enrgy.
Glucose
Formed in the body from starch digestion.
Glucose
Found in dextrose, grape sugar, and corn.
Glucose
Fruit sugar; sweetest simple sugars
Fructose
Milk sugar
Galactose
Synthesized in mammary glands
Galactose
Not found in free state nature
Galactose
Refer to two monosaccharides linked together by glycosidic bonds.
Disaccharides
Also known as table sugar.Consists of 1 molecule of glucose and 1 molecule of fructose.
Sucrose
Found in sugarcane, molasses, pineapple, and carrots.
Sucrose
Also known as Milk sugar. Made of 1 molecule of glucose and 1 molecule of galactose.
Lactose
Also known as malt sugar. composed of 2 molecules of glucose.
Maltose
Found in seeds and other parts of plants.
Maltose