PDF-Managing Carbohydrates

PATIENT HANDOUTUniversity of Wisconsin Integrative Healthwwwfammedwisceduintegrative 1 The GI of a food is measured by feeding 10 healthy people a portion of the food containing 5. Complex and Simple. What’s the difference. Carbohydrates. Carbohydrates provide much of the fuel that keeps the body going.. Carbohydrates are the body’s most preferred source of energy. They make up the largest volume of our daily food. (60% of our food should be from Carbohydrates). By: Ricky, Dallas, Rachel. Vocabulary . Carbohydrates-one of the six classes of nutrients that includes sugars, starches, and fibers. Carbs are the body's main source of energy.. Monosaccharide- is a carbohydrate made up of single sugar units-glucose, fructose, and galactose. Project by. : K.A.M.I.K.. Function. Carbohydrates are also knows as saccharides, which comes from the Greek word . sákkharon. meaning “sugar”. Carbohydrates serve a number of different purposes in living organisms, but their main function is to store energy. Carbohydrates also serve as structural components, such as cellulose in plants. One of the three macro-nutrients. The main nutrient in grain products. Provides much of the fuel that keeps the body going. Carbohydrates. The body’s most preferred source of energy. 4 calories/gram. Carbohydrates Carbohydrates serve a variety of functions E nergy storage and food Structure and support Lubrication Protection Recognition and signaling Component of nucleotides starch mucin (glycoprotein) Human Nutrition. The role of carbohydrates in nutrition. The major dietary carbohydrates. Class (DP*). Subgroup. Components. Sugars.  (1–2). Monosaccharides. Glucose, . galactose. , fructose, xylose. :. 1. . Describe . the function . and . . . sources . of carbohydrate.. 2. Give . tips for selecting . . . healthful . carbs.. I. . What is carbohydrate?. Carbohydrates are nutrients made of . Carbohydrates. Are the most common type of organic compound. Examples: Starch or sugar. Is used to store energy. Are built in repeating units to make a larger molecule. Contain only carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen. 1 Compiled and Edited by Dr. Syed Ismail Associate Professor, SSAC College of Agriculture, VN MKV Parbhani 2 Carbohydrates C arbohydrates are broadly defined as polyhydroxy aldehydes or ketones and *. Most people are familiar with carbohydrates, one type of macromolecule, especially when it comes to what we eat. . *. To lose weight, some individuals adhere to “low-carb” diets. Athletes, in contrast, often “carb-load” before important competitions to ensure that they have enough energy to compete at a high level. . functional properties in . food products . Carbohydrates . in food. Many foods contain some . carbohydrates, . but the amounts of sugars, starch and fibre . differ.. Sugars . are naturally present in foods such as . 3rd Class, 1st Semester / 2023. By:. Ph Faten Essam . MSc pharmacy science . Carbohydrates . C. lass of naturally occurring compounds . which . are of . great importance to human beings because is a key source of energy used by living things. They are major part of our diet, providing 60-70% of total energy required by the body. Also serve as extracellular structural elements as in cell wall of bacteria and plant. . Presented . by. Ms. . P. . . H. . Giri. Department . of . Microbiology. Deogiri . College, Aurangabad. B.Sc. F. Y.. Semester II. Paper No. V. Basic Biochemistry. Unit 1 carbohydrates. Ms. . Priyanka. SIMPLE & COMPLEX.. They are called carbohydrates because, at the chemical level, they contain carbon, hydrogen and oxygen.. Unlike essential amino acids and fatty acids, there are no essential carbohydrates. This means we can obtain everything we need nutritionally from other food sources, so carbs are not necessary to maintain life..