Is a carbohydrate a micronutrient

Answer 1

Yes, a carbohydrate is a molecule made up of sugar molecules bonded together.

There are monosaccharides, the simplest carbohydrates which are sugar molecules--fructose, glucose are part of this group. They are also called "simple sugars"

There are disaccharides, sugars made up of two linked monosaccharides. Lactose, maltose and sucrose are part of this group.

There are polysaccharides and oligosaccharides, longer "chains" and "branches" made up of several monosaccharides. Oligosaccharides are carbohydrates with between two and nine "simple sugar" molecules attached together.

Starch and glycogen are polysaccharides.

Cellulose and chitin are also polysaccharides, although technically not nutrients as the body does not digest them.