Question

what is carbohydrate?? ​

Answer 1

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• Carbohydrates are naturally occurring sugars, starches and fiber in food.
• All carbohydrates are made up of sugar molecules.
• Sugar molecules linked together form starches and fiber.
• In the body, starches and sugars are broken down in the digestive system to glucose.

Answer 2

QUESTION ⤵️

what is carbohydrate??

ANSWER ⤵️

carbohydrates

➡️main source of energy

➡first respiratory substrate carbohydrate

➡compounds of carbon, hydrogen and oxygen in which ratio of H and O is 2: 1 so they are called as hydrates of carbon.

➡generalised formula of carbohydrate is CX (H2O)y

➡simple simple carbohydrates which are soluble in water and sweet in taste are called sugars.

classification of carbohydrates

on the basis of number of monosaccharides obtained on hydrolysis carbohydrates are classified as::-

(1.) monosaccharides

they are simplest sugars which cannot be further hydrolysed.

(2.)oligosaccharides

maltose is commonly called malt sugar it is the intermediate compound of starch digestion.

(3.)polysaccharides

polysaccharides are composed of large number of monosaccharide units.

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