Different Types of Carbohydrates

All pictures taken at 17 Cook Street, Westborough, MA

Potatoes (Solanum tuberosum) are an excellent source of starch, a storage polysacharide.

Plants such as this peach tree (Prunus persica) contain abundant quantities of cellulose, a structural polysaccharide.

Honey is an excellent source of fructose, a monosaccharide, which is produced by honey bees Apis mellifera

Milk is an excellent source of lactose, a disaccharide, and is produced by the cow (Bos primigenius taurus).

Blackberries (Rubus fruticosus) are an excellent source of glucose, a monosaccharide