Carbohydrate

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Contents 1 Used for 2 See for 3 Broader Terms 4 Narrower Terms 5 Facts (generated by robot; please edit if you find it inaccurate)

Used for

deoxysugar, sugar anhydride

See for

sugar

Broader Terms

polyhydroxy compound

Narrower Terms

aminosugar, disaccharide, glycoside, monosaccharide, oligosaccharide, polysaccharide, sugar acid, sugar alcohol, sugar phosphate, thiosugar

Facts (generated by robot; please edit if you find it inaccurate)

• Carbohydrate is the nutrient that most affects your blood sugar.
• The hydrogen in carbohydrate is carried to the electron transport chain, where the energy is conserved in ATP molecules.
• A serving of 15 grams of carbohydrate is called a "carb choice.
• Carbohydrate Carbohydrate is our main and most important source of energy, and most of it is provided by plant foods.
• The simplest carbohydrate is glucose.

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