KIN346 Lecture 17: Lesson 5 - Carbohydrates
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6 co2 + 6 h2o + energy -> c6h12o6 + 6 o2. Types of dietary carbohydrates: sugars, starch, fibre. The difference between the 3 carbohydrates is the linkages between the molecules; body will digest and use starch differently as opposed to sugar or fiber. Monosaccharides: simplest form of cho (primary = glucose, fructose, galactose: contains 3 to 9 carbon atoms. Disaccharides: sucrose (glucose + fructose), lactose (glucose + galactose), Sugar alcohols maltose (glucose * 2) -> alpha bond is coming out of screen at you: derived from monosaccharides (monosaccharide that has oh group added to it, used as a sweetener (sorbitol made from glucose) . sweetens sugarless gum. *not good at storing large amounts of it. *dietary cholesterol can only be absorbed if taken alongside fatty acids; insoluble fiber can control how much food is absorbed; too much results in nutritional insufficiencies. Dietary fiber is natural; functional fiber is added fiber.
