What are available and non available carbohydrate?Briefly explain their significant in term ofmaintaining good health?
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carbohydrate, unavailable. A Dictionary of Food and Nutrition.carbohydrate, unavailable A general term for those carbohydrates present in foods that are not digested, and are therefore excluded from calculations of energy intake, although they may be fermented by intestinal bacteria and yield some energy.
Answer:
Carbohydrates are a combination of oxygen, hydrogen, and carbon that are packed into starch, sugar or fibre. Carbohydrates are of two types, available and non-available.
Explanation:
Available carbohydrates are starch and sugar that are energy sources for the body. They are broken down into glucose and utilized by the body in different bio-chemical reactions.
Non-available ‘carbohydrates are not digested’ and absorbed by the body. They are fibres that are helpful for the ‘body to digest’ other foods, bowel movement and for prevention against certain diseases.