NSD 225 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Riboflavin, Sugar Beet, Maltose
22 Oct 2014
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Introdu ctio n: carbohydr a t e s (starch e s and sugars furnish most of the energy in your diet. Classifica tio n of carboh y dr a t e s. Mono s a c c h a rid e s (simple sugars glucose (dextros e, grap e sugar) found in fruits and veget a bl es. Formed by breaking down complex carbohydr a t e s in the body. Found circulating in the blood and used by all body tissues for energy. fructos e (levulose, fruit sugar) found in honey, ripe fruit and some veget a ble s. it is the sweetest sugar. Formed when sucrose (table sugar) is broken down. galactos e not found free in nature, but only as part of lactose (milk sugar). Disacc h arid e s double sugars which contain glucose plus anoth er sugar.
