February 26, 2010, Newsletter Issue #207: Carbohydrate Information
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Total carbohydrate is calculated "by difference" - the protein, fat, ash and water grams of a food are measured, subtracted from the total weight of the food and the remainder, or "difference", is agreed upon to be carbohydrates.
Net carbs are total carb grams minus fiber grams.
The more complex carbohydrates the better they are for your health. Simple carbohydrates such as sugar and refined white flour can cause such problems as obesity and diabetes. Recently is became known complex carbohydrates are to blame for high blood pressure and even some kinds of cancer.
Carbohydrates come in three different forms - sugars, oligosaccharides and polysaccharides.
Sugars are glucose, galactose, fructose, table sugar sucrose, milk sugar lactose, and sugar alcohols (Sorbitol, mannitol)
Oligosaccharides you can see an some nutrition labels of food packages. They are: are maltodextrins, raffinose, stachyose, fructo-oligosaccharides
Polysaccharides are starches (including modified starches) as well as cellulose of food fibers, pectins in fruits and berries, etc.
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