carbohydrates

carbohydrates
A major class of foods that includes sugars and starches.

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  • Carbohydrates — Mainly sugars and starches, together constituting one of the three principal types of nutrients used as energy sources (calories) by the body. Carbohydrates can also be defined chemically as neutral compounds of carbon, hydrogen and oxygen.… …   Medical dictionary

  • carbohydrates — angliavandeniai statusas T sritis ekologija ir aplinkotyra apibrėžtis Apibrėžtį žr. priede. priedas( ai) MS Word formatas atitikmenys: angl. carbohydrates vok. Kohlenhydrate, n rus. карбогидраты; сахариды; углеводы …   Ekologijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas

  • carbohydrates — n. pl. [L. carbo comb. form, carbon; Gr. hydor, water] Compounds containing carbon, hydrogen and oxygen in the ratio of 1:2:1; see monosaccharide, disaccharide, polysaccharide …   Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

  • carbohydrates — Very abundant compounds with the general formula Cn(H2O) n. The smallest are monosaccharides like glucose; polysaccharides (eg. starch, cellulose, glycogen) can be large and indeterminate in length …   Dictionary of molecular biology

  • CARBOHYDRATES —    a class of substances such as the sugars, starch, &c., consisting of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen, the latter in the proportion in which they exist in water …   The Nuttall Encyclopaedia

  • carbohydrates — car·bo·hy·drate || ‚kɑːbəʊ haɪdreɪt n. class of organic compounds of carbon hydrogen and oxygen …   English contemporary dictionary

  • CARBOHYDRATES — …   Useful english dictionary

  • reserve carbohydrates — carbohydrates that can be stored in the plant or animal in the form of high molecular weight, hydrolyzable compounds such as starch or glycogen …   Medical dictionary

  • Nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy of carbohydrates — Carbohydrate NMR Spectroscopy is the application of nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy to structural and conformational analysis of carbohydrates. This tool allows the carbohydrate chemist to determine the structure of monosaccharides… …   Wikipedia

  • Comparison of energy, carbohydrates, and alcohol in some common beverages — ▪ Table Comparison of energy, carbohydrates, and alcohol in some common beverages* beverage typical volume (fl oz)** energy (kcal) carbohy drates (g) alcohol (g) beer 12 100 150 3 15 12 club soda 12 0 0 0 cocktails 3.5 120 180 4 8 18 24 colas 12… …   Universalium

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