Difference between sugar and carbohydrates
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Carbohydrate
Carbohydrate is one of the three main macronutrients present in food, along with protein and fat. These three nutrients provide us with the energy, or calories, the body needs. Each gram of carbohydrate and protein provides 4 calories, while a gram of fat provides 9 calories. Carbohydrates are found in a wide variety of foods, such as grain products, including bread, pasta, breakfast cereals, oatmeal, flours, crackers, starchy vegetables like potatoes and corn, legumes, milk, yogurt, fruits, juices, sugar and desserts. Carbohydrates comprise three different nutrients -- starches, sugar and dietary fiber. Therefore, when looking at the nutrition facts table, the number of total carbohydrates corresponds to the sum of sugar, starches and fiber. The percent daily value appears at the right and is based on a 2,000-calorie diet, which encourages the consumption of 300 grams carbohydrates a day.
Sugar
Sugar was previously classified as a simple carbohydrate and included lactose, or milk sugar, sucrose, or table sugar, and fructose, fruit sugar. All these different types of sugars, whether they were naturally present in the food or drink or added to it, appear together in the sugar section of the nutrition facts table. Because there are no specific recommendations made for sugar, there is no percent daily value made for this nutrient.
Carbohydrate is one of the three main macronutrients present in food, along with protein and fat. These three nutrients provide us with the energy, or calories, the body needs. Each gram of carbohydrate and protein provides 4 calories, while a gram of fat provides 9 calories. Carbohydrates are found in a wide variety of foods, such as grain products, including bread, pasta, breakfast cereals, oatmeal, flours, crackers, starchy vegetables like potatoes and corn, legumes, milk, yogurt, fruits, juices, sugar and desserts. Carbohydrates comprise three different nutrients -- starches, sugar and dietary fiber. Therefore, when looking at the nutrition facts table, the number of total carbohydrates corresponds to the sum of sugar, starches and fiber. The percent daily value appears at the right and is based on a 2,000-calorie diet, which encourages the consumption of 300 grams carbohydrates a day.
Sugar
Sugar was previously classified as a simple carbohydrate and included lactose, or milk sugar, sucrose, or table sugar, and fructose, fruit sugar. All these different types of sugars, whether they were naturally present in the food or drink or added to it, appear together in the sugar section of the nutrition facts table. Because there are no specific recommendations made for sugar, there is no percent daily value made for this nutrient.
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