Thursday, June 30, 2011

Different Types of Carbohydrates

This is granulated sugar. It is derived from the sugar cane plant, or Saccharum officinarum. This sugar consists of the disaccharide sucrose, formed by the bonding of two glucose molecules. This sugar was found at 6 Rosewood Place, Westborough MA.










This is the trunk of an northern red oak tree, or Quercus rubra. The wood and bark of this tree are made of the carbohydrate cellulose. Cellulose is a polysaccharide of glucose. This tree was found near 6 Rosewood Place, Westborough MA.


This is a container of milk. Milk contains the disaccharide lactose. Milk comes from the dairy cow, or Bos taurus. This milk was found at 6 Rosewood Place, Westborough MA.












This is an apple. It is the fruit of the apple tree, or Malus domestica. It contains the monosaccharides fructose and glucose. It is especially rich in fructose. It was found at 6 Rosewood Place, Westborough MA.

This is a potato, or Solanum tuberosum. It contains carbohydrates in the form of starch. Specifically, it contains polysaccharides of glucose. The potato's starch is about 80% amylopectin and 20% amylose. Amylopectin is a branched chain of glucose, while amylose is unbranched. This potato was found at 6 Rosewood Place, Westborough MA.

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