Chapter 4: Carbohydrates Flashcards
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What are carb made of
Carbon, Hydrogen, Oxygen
What types of foods are Carbs found in
sugars, starches, and cellulose, bread, pasta, fruits, vegetables, milk, etc
Carbohydrates found as glucose are mostly located where
blood
Carbohydrates found in the storage form of glycogen aer where
tissues, predominately muscle and lives
Carbohyrdates are the primary energy source for what exercises intensity
moderate
How many kilocalories are in carbs
4
the largest amount of carbohydrate in the body is stored in the form of glycogen where
skeletal muscle
Carbs in ___ do not provide energy because humans don’t have the correct enzymes
starchy
Starches contain __,___,__ while sugars only provide ___
Starches= vitamins, minerals, and nutrients sugars= energy only
When are carbs most important to be consumed
immediately after during muscle glycogen resynthesis
carbs are classified as ____,____,____
monosa ccharides, disaccharides, or polysaccharides
Monosaccharides are
fructose, glucose, and galactose
Fructose is naturally found where
fruits and vegetables
galactose is naturally found in food as part of what disaccharide
lactose
what are the 3 disccharides
lactose, sucrose, maltose
sucrose
glucose and fructose
lactose
glucose and galactose
maltose
glucose and glucose
when is maltose produced
fermentation
what are polysaccahrides known as
starch, fiber, and glycogen
straight starch chains
amylose
branched starch chains
amylopectin
where does starch digestion begin
the mouth with saliva amylase
where is most of starch digestion done
small intestine
