Study Set Content:
trioses
3C
tetroses
4C
pentoses
5C
hexoses
6C
are crystalline, soluble in water, sweet tasting
Sugars
smallest unit that make up any CHO
Simple sugars
They are the building blocks
Monosaccharide
3 main monosaccharides in the human diet (GGF):
▪ Glucose
▪ Galactose
▪ Fructose
They can be absorbed without previously being broken down by the intestinal enzymes
MONOSACCHARIDES
are absorbed easily, completely, and faster than other carbohydrates while fructose can be absorbed slowly and incompletely.
Glucose and Galactose
After ingestion, glucose and galactose quickly raise to_____r because they have high glycemic index
blood sugar
while fructose raises blood sugar only _____and slowly because it has low glycemic index.
mildly
During digestion, the CHO must be broken down to monosaccharides in order to be
absorbed
galactose
glucose
fructose
A six carbon aldose occurring as d-form and found as a free monosaccharide in fruits and other plants or combined in glucosides, and di-, oligo-, and polysaccharides.
GLUCOSE
It is the end product of Cho metabolism, is the chief source of energy for living organisms, its’ utilization being controlled by insulin.
GLUCOSE
Excess glucose is converted to glycogen and stored in the _____ for use as needed.
liver and muscles
Beyond that, is converted to fat and stored as
adipose tissue.
