FOOD TECHNOLOGY

FOOD CHEMISTRY

CARBOHYDRATES PROTEINS AND LIPIDS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of the following are examples of simple carbohydrates?
A
Honey (fructose)
B
Table sugar (sucrose)
C
Flour (starch)
D
Cellulose (structure molecule in plants)
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -simple carbohydrates (or simple sugars): including fructose, glucose, and lactose, which also are found in nutritious whole fruits. complex carbohydrates (or starches): found in foods such as starchy vegetables, whole grains, rice, and breads and cereals.

Detailed explanation-2: -Simple carbohydrates Sugars can be categorised as single sugars (monosaccharides), which include glucose, fructose and galactose, or double sugars (disaccharides), which include sucrose (table sugar), lactose and maltose.

Detailed explanation-3: -Simple sugars are called monosaccharides; these are made up of single sugar molecules. The three main monosaccharides that we consume are fructose, galactose and glucose.

Detailed explanation-4: -Sucrose, which is often called table sugar, is a member of the carbohydrate, or saccharide, family. Although sucrose is a simple carbohydrate, it is not a simple sugar. The most basic units of all carbohydrates are simple sugars, which are called monosaccharides.

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