Tuesday, March 26, 2013

What does carbohydrate mean?

                                              What does carbohydrate mean?

We all know that carbohydrates are the essential part of our food. They help to have the energy.  Doctors advise us to have enough amount of carbohydrates.
But what is the word carbohydrate mean ? Science defines like this ---
Any of a large class of organic compounds consisting of carbon , hydrogen and oxygen usually with twice as many hydrogen atoms as carbon or oxygen atoms.
Carbohydrates are produced in green plants by photosynthesis and serve as a major energy source in animal diets. Sugars , starch , cellulose are all carbohydrates.

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