simple sugars
Glucose and fructose
Simple sugars are monosaccharides and disaccharides—the most basic carbohydrates, quickly absorbed by the body.
Glucose, fructose, and sucrose are simple sugars, found naturally in fruits and honey or added to processed foods.
They provide rapid energy but can spike blood sugar levels.
Contrasted with complex carbohydrates, which take longer to digest.
- fructoseMonosaccharide in produce
- galactoseMonosaccharide from lactose breakdown
- glucosePrimary cellular fuel
- blood glucoseSugar level in bloodstream
- deoxyriboseSugar in genetic helices
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- carbohydratesglucose, fructose, lactose, starch, maltose
- Sugar termsglucose, fructose, maltose, lactose, sweetness
- Sugar Metabolismglucose, glycolysis, glycogen, blood glucose monitor, glucose homeostasis
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Multi-sugar molecular chains
polysaccharides · starches · dietary fiber · cellulose · glycogen
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