HSC2100 Chapter Notes - Chapter 4: Dietary Fiber, Guar Gum, Resistant Starch
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Carbs one of the three macronutrients, a compound made up of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen that is derived from plants and provides energy. (cho) Hydrated carbon, preferred energy source for nerve cell (the brain) We obtain carbs predominantly from plant foods (fruits, veggies, grains) Glucose the most abundant sugar molecule, a monosaccharide generally found in combination with other sugars; the preferred source of energy for the brain and important source of energy for all cells. Photosynthesis a process by which plants use sunlight to fuel a chemical reaction that combines a carbon and water into glucose, which is then stored in their cells. Green pigment of plants, chlorophyll, absorbs sunlight, which provides energy needed to fuel manufacture of glucose. Glucose most abundant, attaches to other sugars to form disaccharides/complex carbs. Fructose the sweetest natural sugar; occurs in fruits/veggies; also called levulose/fruit sugar.
