diff --git a/education/nutrition/Carbohydrates.md b/education/nutrition/Carbohydrates.md index cb6ec75..c208999 100644 --- a/education/nutrition/Carbohydrates.md +++ b/education/nutrition/Carbohydrates.md @@ -21,10 +21,19 @@ There are 3 categories of carbs. - 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: +- Alternative sweeteners are substances that sweeten foods while providing few or no calories +- Sugar alcohols are alternative sweeteners use to replace sucrose in some some sugar free foods: - Sorbitol, xylitol, mannitol - - Not fully absor + - Not fully absorbed by the intestinal tract + - Supply 2kcal/g + - Can cause diarrhea when consumed +- Non-nutritive sweeteners are a group of synthetic compounds that are intensely sweet tasting compared to sugar + - Examples include Aspertame, Saccharin, Acesulfame-K, Neotame, and Sucralose # Starches +Complex carbs have 3 or more monosaccharides bonded together +- Starch is a storage polysaccharide in plants. + - Composed of amylose and amylopectin + - Rich sources include: + - Bread and cereal products made from wheat, ric # Fiber \ No newline at end of file