Carbohydrate
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aminosugar, disaccharide, glycoside, monosaccharide, oligosaccharide, polysaccharide, sugar acid, sugar alcohol, sugar phosphate, thiosugar
Facts
- 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.
- Carbohydrate is our main and most important source of energy, and most of it is provided by plant foods.
- The simplest carbohydrate is glucose.
- Foods that provide carbohydrate include starches, breads, vegetables, fruits, milk products, and sugars.
