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Does starch break down fat?
Starch is a carbohydrate and does not directly break down fat. However, when you consume starch, your body converts it into glucose for energy. If you consume more starch (calories) than your body needs, the excess glucose can be stored as fat.
Does blood carry starch around the body?
No, blood does not carry starch around the body. Starch is a complex carbohydrate that is broken down into glucose in the digestive system and then absorbed into the bloodstream for transport to cells where it can be used for energy.
Does glucose release energy quicker than starch?
Yes, glucose releases energy quicker than starch because glucose is a simple sugar that can be easily broken down and used by the body for energy. Starch, on the other hand, is a complex carbohydrate that must be broken down into glucose before it can be used for energy.
What food molecule starch or glucose will pass easily through the wall of the small intestine?
glucose because it can easily break down by enzymes than starch
Does a molecule of starch have more stored energy than a glucose molecule and why?
yes - starch is a larger molecule (with more bonds holding atoms together, so it has more energy) because it is a polymer of glucose. Glucose is one ring of carbons and starch is a chain of these.
Why is there more starch in potatoes rather than broccoli?
Yes, there is more starch in potatoes than broccoli.
Does glucose dissolve easier in water than starch does?
Yes, glucose dissolves much easier in water than starch. Glucose is a simple sugar that readily dissolves in water due to its smaller molecular size and structure. Starch, on the other hand, is a complex carbohydrate made up of many glucose units linked together, which makes it less soluble in water.
Rank the following by relative size glucose moleculeswater moleculesiodine molecules starch molecules and membrane pores?
1) water 2) IKI 3) Glucose 4) Membrane pores 5) starch obviously starch is larger than the pores b/c it is the only substance that didn't pass through the membrane. glucose is the most complex molecule out of the remaining three, (making it 3rd smallest) and IKI is even less complex, and water is the most simple.
Is starch part of the total sugars?
No, starch is not included in the total sugars as it is a complex carbohydrate made up of long chains of glucose molecules rather than individual sugar units. When testing for total sugars, starch is typically measured separately due to its different structure and nature.
Will starch ferment better than glucose?
It depends a little on yeast type, but they are both about the same. In the presence of one or the other, fermentation will take about the same time. In the presence of both, the glucose will be fermented first. Fructose and glucose are consumed by different metabolic pathways. When glucose is present the other pathways are suppressed.
Does glucose give us more energy than starch My question is not which will give energy faster or which is more easily absorbed by the body but rather Which of the two is more energy dense?
If you are referring to energy dense, then it definitely is starch, as it is a large molecule and more complex than glucose, the simplest sugar that is readily absorbed by the body as it can diffuse through epithileal cell walls and into the cell/bloodstream. Starch is more complex...you can tell by this: Starch--(broken down by amylase)--->Maltose----(Broken down by Maltase)--->Glucose It is like a building block, Glucose chemically combine to form a more complex sugar, then starch. That is why chemical digestion requiring the biochemical catalyst amylase to break the larger molecule into a smaller one. Glucose is a simple sugar, and you can say it is like a building block for Starch. It is like asking, which has more metal atoms, a scrap of metal or a car. The car, being made up of scraps of metal, has more metal atoms, like starch is more energy dense as it is 'made up' of glucose. You can say starch is 'made up' of glucose as when digestion takes place, starch is broken down into glucose by the enzyme amylase.
Why can an athlete obtain more energy more quickly by eating glucose rather than starch?
Yes, because it is not necessary to break glucose down because it is already in its simplest state(besides its chemical composition), where as starch is a combination of three glucose molecules and needs to be digested.
