Complex carbohydrates are generally healthier for you than simple carbs. They take much longer to digest and often - but not always - contain a good amount of vitamins, minerals, and fiber. A few examples of complex carbohydrates are:
By far the best (healthiest) complex carbs are vegetables and legumes (beans, peas, etc). Usually, when people speak of 'good' carbs, those are what they're referring to.
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Complex carbohydrates are broken down into simple carbohydrates -- also known as sugar.
Two types of carbohydrates are simple carbohydrates and complex carbohydrates. Simple carbohydrates include sugars like glucose found in fruits, while complex carbohydrates include starches like those found in grains and vegetables.
Steroids are not carbohydrates.
The two types of carbohydrates are simple and complex. Simple carbohydrates are referred to as fast-acting carbohydrates. Sugars are considered simple carbohydrates. Starches are considered complex carbohydrates.
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The two types of dietary complex carbohydrates are dietary fiber and starch.
Complex Carbohydrates is the nutritionist way of saying starches and starches is the scientific/chef way of saying Complex Carbohydrates.
Simple carbohydrates are the monosaccharides such as glucose and fructose, and the disaccharides such as sucrose, or table sugar. Complex carbohydrates are the polysaccharides, such as starch and glycogen, which are composed of thousands of glucose molecules chemically combined.
whole grains are complex carbohydrates
Complex Carbohydrates is brown bread, multigrain bread and cereal it usually provides longer lasting energy
Complex carbohydrates are also known as polysaccharides. The most complex carbohydrate appears to be oats. Wholegrain foods and starchy vegetables are also good sources of complex carbohydrates.