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Carbohydrate

A carbohydrate (/ˌkɑːrboʊˈhaɪdreɪt/) is a sugar (saccharide) or a sugar derivative. For the simplest carbohydrates, the carbon-to-hydrogen-to-oxygen atomic ratio is 1:2:1, i.e. they are often represented by the empirical formula .mw-parser-output .template-chem2-su{display:inline-block;font-size:80%;line-height:1;vertical-align:-0.35em}.mw-parser-output…

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Carbohydrate

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Triples145
Avg. degree1.99
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related to history · 32
Carbohydrate → Arthur Harden, Bernardo Houssay, Cane, Carl, Carl Schmidt, Century, Chemistry, Claude Bernard, Constantin Kirchhoff, Emil Fischer, Euler-Chelpin, Europe, For, French, German, Gerty Cori, Hans, Henri Braconnot, In, India
related to External links · 14
Carbohydrate → Biochemical Nomenclature, Biochemistry, Carbohydrate NomenclatureCarbohydrates, Carbohydrates, Cell BiologyFunctional Glycomics Gateway, Consortium, Functional Glycomics, Glycosylation, IUPAC-IUBMB Joint Commission, JCBN, Molecular Biology, Nature Publishing Group, Requires MDL Chime, The Virtual Library
related to Nutrition · 14
Carbohydrate → Animal-based, By, Diauxie, Even, Fibers, Glucose, In Escherichia, Many, Organisms, Polysaccharides, Refined, Relatively, Ruminants, These
related to Catabolism · 11
Carbohydrate → ATP, Catabolism, F6P, FBP, Fructose, G6P, Glucose, In, Phosphate, The, There
related to Saccharides · 11
Carbohydrate → Cm, Disaccharides, H2O, In, Many, Monosaccharides, N-acetyl, OH, Saccharides, The, They
related to Sources · 10
Carbohydrate → California, China, Glucose, Ilex, Most, Rome, The, Unbound, USDA, Wollemia
related to Classification · 8
Carbohydrate → Carbohydrates, Dietary Goals, However, Human Needs, Nutrition, Senate Select Committee, The, United States
has effect · 7
Carbohydrate → An Endocrine Society, Carbohydrate-restricted, Further, However, In, Low-carbohydrate, The
related to Metabolism · 7
Carbohydrate → ATP, Energy, Glucose, Organisms, Oxidation, Plant, The
related to Terminology · 4
Carbohydrate → Carbohydrates, In, Terms, The

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carbohydrates glucose energy sugar starch sugars foods polysaccharides dietary many organisms cellulose glycans diet monosaccharide term used food glycogen fiber

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jaminstance ofor honey is often added to drinks and many prepared foods0.80text
biscuitsinstance ofor honey is often added to drinks and many prepared foods0.80text
sconesinstance ofor honey is often added to drinks and many prepared foods0.80text
cakesinstance ofor honey is often added to drinks and many prepared foods0.80text
sucroseinstance ofor fairly simple sugars0.80text
white bread or riceinstance ofRefined carbohydrates from processed foods0.80text
soft drinksinstance ofRefined carbohydrates from processed foods0.80text
and desserts are readily digestibleinstance ofRefined carbohydrates from processed foods0.80text
and many are known to have a high glycemic indexinstance ofRefined carbohydrates from processed foods0.80text
which reflects a rapid assimilation of glucoseinstance ofRefined carbohydrates from processed foods0.80text
beansinstance offiber-rich foods0.80text
peasinstance offiber-rich foods0.80text

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