Sacharides

Sacharides belong to the series of the main nutrients, from witch contains food for every person.

According to their composition and the physiological effect in organism, divide them on:

• simple and complex sacharides
• consumable and inconsumable sacharides

To the series of simple sacharides belong:

• monosacharides: glucose (grape sugar), fructose (fruit sugar),…
• disacharides: sacharose (sugar beet), lactose (milk sugar),…

To the series of complex sacharides belong:

• maltodextrine: partly decomposed starch
• polysacharides: starch, cellulose (inconsumable tassel)

Consumable sacharides – all simple sacharides + starch are the main energy source for all main metabolic operations in organism (brain and heart activity, breathing, food digestive, segregation, keep same body temperature and muscle movement).

Inconsumable sacharides – cellulose doesn’t give any energy but it is important for good activity of digestive and development of healthy digestive micro floor.

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