Starch Starchy foods are the body's primary source of energy. ​ Starchy foods are essential to a balanced diet, providing energy, fibre,...

The Polysaccharides: Starch and Fiber Starches and fibers are also called complex carbohydrates because they are made of long chains of...

Lactose: Lactose, a disaccharide, is the natural sugar in milk. ​ Although milk is not a food you think of as sweet, milk contains sugar...

Sucrose: The Table Sugar The sugar, also called icing sugar, table sugar, granulated sugar | sucrose is a disaccharide. ​ Sucrose, a...

Fructose: The Fruit Sugar Fructose, the sweetest natural sugar, is found in fruits and honey. Fructose is a monosaccharide. Fructose is...

Glucose Glucose is the most abundant simple sugar found in nature. Glucose is found in honey, other sweeteners, fruits, and other plant...