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Types of Carbohydrates - 1 - Coggle Diagram
Types of Carbohydrates - 1
Monosaccharides
Simple sugars
eg - Glucose, Fructose, Galactose
Glucose
: Also called
blood sugar or dextrose
It serves as energy source for the body
Most of the carbohydrates we eat are converted to glucose in the body
Prepared commercially as “
Corn Syrup
”
Fructose
- also called as “
Fruit Sugar
”
Sweetest natural sugar
Found in many fruits and honey
Galactose
- Obtained from the breakdown of the disaccharide Lactose
Does not occur alone in nature
Glucose is the only source of energy for brain and central nervous system
Disaccharides
Made of two monosaccharides
eg - Maltose, Sucrose, Lactose
Sucrose
=
Glucose + Fructose
Also known as
Cane sugar/Table sugar
Made from sugar cane, sugar beet
Maltose
=
Glucose + Glucose
Also called
Malt Sugar
Produced by the fermentation of grains
Present in malted drinks, breakfast cereals, malt whiskey etc
Lactose
=
Glucose + Galactose
Commonly called
milk sugar
Low level of sweetness
Oligosaccharides
Made of 3 to 10 monosaccharides
eg - Raffinose, Stachyose
Polysaccharides
Made of long chains of monosaccharides
eg - Starch, Glycogen, Dietary fiber, Dextrin