Monday, August 8, 2011

Different Types of Carbohydrates

1. Fructose - This is an image of an apple found at 8 Sawmill Drive, Westborough, MA. This fruit is very high in fructose, a type of monosaccharide. The scientific name of this apple is Malus pumila. 2. Starch - The image below shows corn, a food that is high in starch. Starch is a polysaccharide composed of glucose monomers. The scientific name of corn is Zea mays. This image was taken at 8 Sawmill Drive, Westborough, MA.
3. Lactose - Milk is composed of the disaccharide lactose, a milk sugar composed of two monosaccharides, glucose and galactose. This milk comes from a dairy cow, which has the scientific name of Bos primigenius. This image was taken again at 8 Sawmill Drive, Westborough, MA.
4. Sucrose - The image below shows table sugar, in which the disaccharide sucrose is found. This disaccharide is made up of glucose and fructose monomers. Table sugar comes from a sugarcane plant, which has the scientific name of Saccharum officinarum. This image was taken at 8 Sawmill Drive, Westborough, MA.

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