Side-Green.Com - Some of Food Containing Carbohydrates - Carbohydrate needs in every human being is different. Carbohydrates serve as an energy producer. The level of activity of a person, affecting the body's need for carbohydrates. Someone who works not too heavy, require carbohydrates between 8 to 10 grams for each kilogram of body weight each day.
Carbohydrates contained in the plant foods, such as simple sugars, hexoses, pentoses. Carbohydrates are also contained in the starch, pectin, cellulose, and lignin. In general, fruits contain monosaccharides such as glucose and fructose. Disaccharides such as cane sugar (sucrose) is contained in the cane; while in milk, contains lactose (milk sugar).
Some oligoskarida such as dextrin, contained in: starch, bread, syrup, and beer. While various polysaccharides such as starch contained in the many fruits. The main source of carbohydrates in foods are cereals and tubers. In some types of cereals, starch content are different.
Carbohydrates contained in the plant foods, such as simple sugars, hexoses, pentoses. Carbohydrates are also contained in the starch, pectin, cellulose, and lignin. In general, fruits contain monosaccharides such as glucose and fructose. Disaccharides such as cane sugar (sucrose) is contained in the cane; while in milk, contains lactose (milk sugar).
Some oligoskarida such as dextrin, contained in: starch, bread, syrup, and beer. While various polysaccharides such as starch contained in the many fruits. The main source of carbohydrates in foods are cereals and tubers. In some types of cereals, starch content are different.
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In meat, carbohydrates are in the form of glycogen stored in muscle tissue and in the liver. Carbohydrates are found in meat, consisting of glycogen. Glycogen is found in the liver, quickly turned into glucose, after cattle slaughtered.
In red meat contained small amounts of sugar (D-glucose, D-fructose, and D-ribose) are extracted into the broth. In milk carbohydrates contained in the the form of lactose; cow's milk contains about 5% lactose, but in the dry skim milk contained more than 50% lactose.
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