FOOD CHEMISTRY
CARBOHYDRATES PROTEINS AND LIPIDS
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Carbon, Hydrogen, Nitrogen
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Carbon, Oxygen, Hydrogen
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Oxygen, Carbon, Hydrogen
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Carbon, Hydrogen, Oxygen
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Detailed explanation-1: -Carbohydrates are a class of chemical compounds composed of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen in 1:2:1 ratio, respectively.
Detailed explanation-2: -Biomolecules consist of three major light elements-carbon, hydrogen and oxygen-tied together with the minor element nitrogen and other smaller component elements in all parts of a plant in varying proportions.
Detailed explanation-3: -The common attributes of carbohydrates are that they contain only the elements carbon, hydrogen and oxygen, and that their combustion will yield carbon dioxide plus one or more molecules of Water.
Detailed explanation-4: -Carbohydrates are made of carbon (C), hydrogen (H), and oxygen (O), or CHO, in an approximate ratio of 1:2:1. All sugars are carbohydrates. Another word for sugar is saccharide.