NUTRITION
LIPIDS
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Question
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monosaccharide
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polysaccharide
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starch
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carbohydrate
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Detailed explanation-1: -On the nutrition label, the term “total carbohydrate” includes all three types of carbohydrates.
Detailed explanation-2: -Which of the following categories includes all others in the list? (A) disaccharide (B) polysaccharide (C) starch (D) carbohydrate. Carbohydrate is a general term for a group of organic compounds that includes sugars, starches, and celluloses. So, it is a broad category.
Detailed explanation-3: -Carbohydrates are composed of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen and have a general formula that approximates CH2O. They are polyhydroxy aldehydes or ketones or form polyhydroxy aldehydes or ketones when hydrolyzed. Carbohydrates occur as monosaccharides, disaccharides, oligosaccharides, and polysaccharides.