Simple carbohydrates

• simple sugars 


  quick release and are easy to break down.
• monosaccharides (GFG)


  -Glucose

  -Fructose

  -Galactose
• Disaccharides 


  -lactose

  -Maltose

  -Sucrose
• Monosaccharides 


  contain 2-7 carbon bonds

  provide quick release of energy

  -Glucose is a hexose ring with 6 carbon atoms

  -Fructose is a pentose ring with 5 carbon atoms

  -Galactose is a hexose ring with 6 carbon atoms which are not naturally found in any food but found in milk when broken down
• Disaccharides


  are formed when two monosaccharides join together with removal of water in a condensation reaction in which glyosidic bond is formed.

  -lactose = glucose + galactose

  -sucrose = glucose + fructose

  -maltose = glucose + glucose