Let us make an in-depth study of the digestion and absorption of carbohydrates. Digestion of Carbohydrates: The dietary carbohydrates comprise of the polysaccharides viz. starch and glycogen, the disaccharides— lactose, maltose, sucrose and the monosaccharide's like glucose, fructose etc. The complex poly and disaccharides are converted into simple monosaccharide's which are absorbed by the body. Digestion in the Mouth: Saliva [...]
The following points highlight the three types of carbohydrates. The types are: 1. Monosaccharides 2. Disaccharides and 3. Polysaccharides. Classification of Carbohydrates: Carbohydrate Type # 1. Monosaccharides: They are the sugar units that cannot be further hydrolysed into simpler units. There are two major classes of monosaccharide's. 1. Aldoses: Sugars containing an aldehydic group are known as aldoses, e.g., Glucose, [...]
Read this article to learn about the qualitative and quantitative tests for carbohydrates. One of the most important constituents in our food is glucose which we usually obtain in the form of starch from plant sources. In our body glucose is readily utilized or is stored as glycogen. The metabolic processes in our body are mainly centred on glucose, which [...]