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They are sugars that the body can use directly, unlike complex sugars which the body has to first break down.

Glucose is an example.

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Are simple carbohydrates sweet?

Fructose anyway is known to be one of the sweetest, if not, the sweetest sugar anyway! . . . In most cases - yes. Simple Carbohydrates are also known as simple sugars. They are sometimes natural sugars (like in apples) or unatural (like in lollipops).


What are the chemical elements needed to form sugars?

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What do complex carbohydrates breakdown into?

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How is starch different thana simple suger?

Starches are made of simple sugars, like glucos. Starches are broken down into simple sugars for the body to use.


What is saccharification?

Saccharification is the hydrolysis of solube polysaccharides to form simple sugars.


Summarize the differences between simple sugars double sugars and complex sugars?

simple sugars are the sugars that are bad for the body and then the double are the sugars that are twice as bad and takes out more energy during the breakdown of the body . complex sugars are pretty self explanatory . :D Also, simple sugars are sugars that the body can use directly, while complex sugars take along time to be broken down.


What do fats change to?

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Do you need simple sugars to survive?

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