Sugar
Sugars
Sugars are carbohydrates. The natural sugar in fruits is glucose and fructose, and the natural sugar in milk is lactose. Table sugar or cane sugar is added to foods and sold in grocery stores; table sugar is sucrose.
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In this sugar section, we will talk about sugars including glucose, sucrose, fructose and lactose.
Simple Carbohydrates and Complex Carbohydrates
Simple and complex carbohydrates are two sub-categories of carbohydrates. Simple carbohydrates include monosaccharides and disaccharides. Complex carbohydrates are long chains of monosaccharides. Complex carbohydrates include starch and fibers. Simple carbohydrate is also called fast-releasing carbohydrate, and complex carbohydrate is called slow-releasing carbohydrate.
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Simple carbohydrates include monosaccharides and disaccharides.
Simple Carbohydrates
Simple carbohydrates are also known as "sugars" and are grouped as either monosaccharides or disaccharides. Monosaccharides include glucose, fructose, and galactose, and disaccharides include lactose, maltose, and sucrose.
Simple carbohydrates stimulate the sweet taste sensation, the most sensitive of all taste sensations. Even low concentrations of sugars in foods will stimulate the sweet taste sensation. Sweetness varies between the different carbohydrate types—some are much sweeter than others. Fructose is the top naturally occurring sugar in sweetness value.
Complex Carbohydrates
Complex carbohydrates, also known as polysaccharides, are long chains of simple sugar molecules linked together. They include starch and dietary fiber. Unlike simple carbohydrates, complex carbohydrates typically do not taste sweet and take longer for the body to digest and absorb.