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Nutriton FN255
Carbohydrates
Question | Answer |
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3 types of carbohydrates found in foods | Starch, Sugar, Fiber |
Define - Simple Carbohydrates | Monosaccharides - single sugars Disaccharides - double sugars |
Examples of simple carbohydrates ( single sugars) | Glucose, Fructose, Galactose |
GLUCOSE; When making glucose, where does the plant put the sun's energy? | Puts sun's energy in the bonds between the carbon atoms |
Glucose; Why does a plant need to make Glucose? | To get energy in a form it can use for it's own growth and later reproduction |
Glucose; Why is Glucose so important? | it's pretty much the only fuel for the brain and nervous system. |
Glucose; found in foods | Fruits, Vegetables, Honey, & High Fructose Corn Syrup ( HFSC) |
FRUCOTSE; Why does a plant need to make it? | It's the sweetest sugar and the sweetness attracts insects and animals, thereby playing a role in reproduction |
Fructose; What does our Liver do with Fructose? | It rearranges Fructose to make Glucose |
Fructose; Found in foods | Fruits, Vegetables, Honey & High Fructose Corn Syrup ( HFCS) |
GALACTOSE; Why DON'T plants need to make it? | because they don't make milk to feed their young |
What does our liver do with Galactose? | Takes the galactose it gets from drinking and digesting milk and rearranges it to make Glucose. |
What does our digestive system need to do to Monosaccharides in food before anything gets into our blood? | Nothing, they are already small enough to be absorbed. |
Is organic cane sugar more nutritious that High Fructose Corn Syrup? | No. Sugar is sugar |
Galactose in foods | Not in food alone, usually bound to other sugars |
3 Monosaccharides (single-sugars) | Glucose, Fructose, Galactose |
Simple Carbohydrates Disaccharide (double-sugars) | Maltose, Sucrose, Lactose |
MALTOSE; (Grains that have been sprouted) | 1 glucose bonded to 1 glucose |
Maltose; Chemical Formula | C6 H12 06 |