Is a simple sugar a starch?

Answer 1

Starches are actually "complex carbohydrates", (foods that contain 3 or more linked sugars). Simle carbs are also called simple sugars, and are exactly that: like sugar on cereal, or candy. Simple sugars are digested very quickly---remember how cotton candy dissappears?...Other examples of simple carbs are fruits, and milk, which take a bit longer to digest, and therefore have more nutritional value...These kinds of Carbs, as well as complex carbs break down into sugar, which the body uses as fuel.

Examples of complex carbs (starches) are pasta, bread, oatmeal, rice, vegetables like broccoli, and beans, like chickpeas and kidney beans. Complex carbs take the longest to digest, and are therefore the best type of carb nutritionally.