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a carbohydrate refers to a molecule made up of a chain of carbon atoms bonded with hydrogen atoms (if I remember correctly from Organic Chemistry). There are p
by rnovak 11y ago
a carbohydrate refers to a molecule made up of a chain of carbon atoms bonded with hydrogen atoms (if I remember correctly from Organic Chemistry).
There are plenty of different molecules, such as Sucrose, Glucose, etc, which are all forms of carbohydrate molecules.
But when people refer to "carbs", they're not referring to the chemical molecule, but most likely processed carbohydrates such as bread.
Hopefully that's more clear
- Dylan16807 11y agoBut a potato isn't processed, and people call it carbs.
- rnovak 11y agoI imagine the "carbs" label extends to both processed/unprocessed/simple/complex carbohydrates, which I think potato belongs to "simple" and "unprocessed" (according to this[1] website). [1] http://www.ehow.com/about_4613535_chemical-makeup-potato.html http://www.ehow.com/about_4613535_chemical-makeup-potato.htm...
- Dylan16807 11y agoNow I'm lost. Isn't that all categories of carbohydrate, meaning they're correct?
- wdewind 11y agoNo, potatoes have some simple carbs but they are predominantly starches, which are complex carbs.
- rnovak 11y agoawesome, thanks for the correction, I appreciate it.