NUTRITION
CARBOHYDRATES
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Question
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Categorize the food items below by selecting which macromolecule they are known to contain.POTATO
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carbohydrate
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protein
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fat
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None of the above
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Potato starch is a polymeric carbohydrate consisting of large numbers of glucose units through glycosidic bonds, which is mainly formed with amylose and amylopectin.
Detailed explanation-2: -Starch is a complex carbohydrate which plants create for energy storage, and is the most common carbohydrate in the human diet. Foods like potatoes, corn, rice, and wheat are rich in starch.
Detailed explanation-3: -Bread, rice, pasta, oats, quinoa, couscous. Starchy vegetables (potatoes, corn and pumpkin) Beans and pulses (chickpeas, baked beans, lentils) Some dairy foods such as milk and yoghurt.
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