From 7920274d4a9dcfb0493dd5bbbf7e5f2aad954083 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: zleyyij <75810274+zleyyij@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Tue, 1 Oct 2024 12:35:46 -0600 Subject: [PATCH] vault backup: 2024-10-01 12:35:46 --- education/nutrition/Carbohydrates.md | 11 ++++++++++- 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/education/nutrition/Carbohydrates.md b/education/nutrition/Carbohydrates.md index 1740bb9..cb6ec75 100644 --- a/education/nutrition/Carbohydrates.md +++ b/education/nutrition/Carbohydrates.md @@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ There are 3 categories of carbs. - Glucose: Primary fuel for muscles, nerves, and other cells, the most common. - Fructose: In **fruits**, honey, and certain vegetables - Galactose: Component of lactose -- A **disaccharaide** is a simple sugar comprised of two monosaccharides. +- A **disaccharide** is a simple sugar comprised of two monosaccharides. - Maltose: Disaccharide composed of two glucose molecules "malt sugar" - Sucrose: Disaccharide composed of a glucose and fructose molecule "table sugar" - Lactose: Disaccharide composed of a glucose and a galactose molecule "milk sugar" @@ -17,5 +17,14 @@ There are 3 categories of carbs. - High fructose corn syrup is a syrup obtained from the processing of corn - No conclusive evidence that the use of HFCS causes poor health and disease - Excessive calories from beverages sweetened with HFCS contributes to increased risk for diabetes and heart disease +- Nutritive sweeteners are substances that sweeten and contribute energy to foods +- Each gram of mono or disaccharide supplies 4 kcal +- Added sugars are sugars added to foods during processing or prep + - The main source of added sugars in the American diet is sugar sweetened beverages. +- Alternative sweeneters are substances that sweeten foods while providing few or no calories +- Sugar alcohols are alternative sweeners use to replace sucrose in some some sugar free foods: + - Sorbitol, xylitol, mannitol + - Not fully absor # Starches + # Fiber \ No newline at end of file