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Monosaccharides (single / simple sugars):

glucose (AKA, dextrose)

fructose (AKA, levulose)

galactose

&

xylose

ribose

The first three are the ones most folks concern themselves with. Glucose is the primary sugar the body uses and/or stores for energy. Fructose mainly comes from fruits (and a few vegetables) and is processed almost exclusively in the liver. Galactose mainly comes from milk as one half of the lactose (disaccharide) molecule.

Disaccharides (combinations of two simple sugar molecules):

maltose (glucose+glucose)

sucrose (glucose+fructose)

lactose (glucose+galactose)

There are undoubtedly other combinations of simple sugars, but those are the three you hear about most.

Starches and glycogen are long chains of glucose (polysaccharides).

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