carbohydrates
Sugars and starches
Carbohydrates are a class of nutrients found in foods like bread, pasta, fruit, and sugar.
The body breaks them down into glucose for energy.
In nutrition talk, carbs are often distinguished from proteins and fats: I'm cutting carbs to lose weight.
Simple carbohydrates (sugars) digest quickly; complex carbohydrates (starches, fiber) digest more slowly.
Edible underground tuber
- pastaShaped wheat dough
- breadLeavened flour product
- noodlesBoiled dough strands
- cornstarchMaize-derived thickening powder
yam · cassava · taro · plantain · tuber · root · legumes · beans
Glucose-fructose disaccharide
- fructoseMonosaccharide in produce
- lactoseDisaccharide in dairy
- maltoseTwo-glucose disaccharide
- dextroseSimple sugar form
honey · molasses · syrup · agave · sweetener · candy · confectionery · dessert
Nutrient required in quantity
- caloriesMeasures of food energy
- dietCustomary food consumption
- glycemicRelating to glucose presence
- indexAlphabetical guide to contents
energy · fuel · blood · sugar · complex · simple · refined · whole
Stored glucose polymer
- glycolysisGlucose metabolism producing ATP
- metabolismCellular nutrient conversion
- ATPCell's energy molecule
- cycleRepeating sequence of events
cellular · respiration · oxidation · mitochondria · catabolism · aerobic · anaerobic · insulin
potato
Edible underground tuber
cornstarch · yam · cassava · taro · plantain · tuber · root · legumes · beans · lentils
sucrose
Glucose-fructose disaccharide
dextrose · honey · molasses · syrup · agave · sweetener · candy · confectionery · dessert · chocolate
wheat
Cereal crop for flour
rye · quinoa · buckwheat · millet · sorghum · teff · spelt · amaranth · bulgur · farro
macronutrient
Nutrient required in quantity
index · energy · fuel · blood · sugar · complex · simple · refined · whole · fiber
glycogen
Stored glucose polymer
- glycolysisGlucose metabolism producing ATP
- metabolismCellular nutrient conversion
- ATPCell's energy molecule
cycle · cellular · respiration · oxidation · mitochondria · catabolism · aerobic · anaerobic · insulin · amylose
roughage
Indigestible food matter
cellulose · pectin · psyllium · bran · bulk · digestive · gut · regularity · bowel · legumes
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- Biochemicalsamino acid, amino acids, protein, proteins, DNA
- complex carbohydrateMulti-unit sugar molecule
- carbohydrate loadingStrategic pre-event fuel accumulation
- low-carbohydrate dietEating plan restricting starches