carb
Energy from pasta
Carb is short for carbohydrate—sugars, starches, and fibers found in foods like bread, pasta, and fruit.
The term appears constantly in diet talk: I'm cutting carbs, low-carb recipes.
In automotive contexts, carb is short for carburetor, the engine component that mixes fuel with air: The carb needs adjusting.
Leavened flour product
- pastaShaped wheat dough
- riceStaple cereal grain
- noodlesBoiled dough strands
- potatoesEdible underground tubers
cereal · oats · quinoa · barley · corn · flour · tortillas · couscous
Carbohydrate unit
- monosaccharideSimplest carbohydrate form
- disaccharideTwo-monosaccharide compound
- polysaccharideChained sugar molecule
- glucosePrimary cellular fuel
fructose · sucrose · lactose · maltose · galactose · ribose · amylose · cellulose
Pancreatic glucose-regulating hormone
- blood sugarCirculating glucose level
- diabetesMetabolic disorder affecting glucose
- glycemicRelating to glucose presence
- weight gainBody mass accumulation
obesity · sugar crash · insulin resistance · metabolic · hyperglycemia · hypoglycemia · pancreas · glucose tolerance
Stored glucose polymer
- fuelEnergy source material
- caloriesMeasures of food energy
- enduranceSustained effort capacity
- exerciseActivity for fitness
performance · muscle · sprint · ATP · metabolism · blood sugar · energy storage · burn
Plant-based digestive aid
- wholegrainUsing entire seed
- brown riceUnmilled paddy product
- legumesEdible pod-bearing plants
- glycemic indexCarbohydrate blood sugar rating
daily intake · keto · Atkins · paleo · macros · whole foods · unprocessed
bread
Leavened flour product
potatoes · cereal · oats · quinoa · barley · corn · flour · tortillas · couscous · dumplings
saccharide
Carbohydrate unit
- monosaccharideSimplest carbohydrate form
- disaccharideTwo-monosaccharide compound
- polysaccharideChained sugar molecule
glucose · fructose · sucrose · lactose · maltose · galactose · ribose · amylose · cellulose · glycogen
insulin
Pancreatic glucose-regulating hormone
- blood sugarCirculating glucose level
- diabetesMetabolic disorder affecting glucose
- glycemicRelating to glucose presence
weight gain · obesity · sugar crash · insulin resistance · metabolic · hyperglycemia · hypoglycemia · pancreas · glucose tolerance · inflammation
glycogen
Stored glucose polymer
exercise · performance · muscle · sprint · ATP · metabolism · blood sugar · energy storage · burn · stamina
fiber
Plant-based digestive aid
- wholegrainUsing entire seed
- brown riceUnmilled paddy product
- legumesEdible pod-bearing plants
glycemic index · daily intake · keto · Atkins · paleo · macros · whole foods · unprocessed
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- nutrientsprotein, vitamins, fats, minerals, vitamin
- nutritionnutrients, protein, fats, vitamins, minerals
- enginesdiesel engine, gasoline engine, car engine, truck engine, piston engine
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- low carbMinimal starch intake
- carbonated waterEffervescent H2O
- low-carb dietStarch-restricted eating approach
- carbonated drinksEffervescent sweetened beverages
- simple carbsFast-absorbing dietary sugars
- carb loadingPre-endurance eating strategy
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