Carbohydrates
Carbohydrates or starches, which are organic compounds classified within the family of hydrogen hygienic, and characterized by the presence of the functions of the gully, and also taste sweet, so it has become involved in the preparation of beverages and various foods, and perhaps the most important is the different types of such as: Fructose, lactose, We will remember the foods they contain, their types, and their benefits.
The most important foods containing carbohydrates
- Vegetables.
- Fruits, especially those with high fiber content.
- Cereals, especially oatmeal.
- Wheat products such as brown rice, brown pasta and others.
- Legumes such as: lentils, beans, thermoses and others.
- sweet potato.
Types of carbohydrates
Single sugars
- Glucose: It is one of the simplest types of carbohydrates, called blood sugar. It is mainly found in food, and the body can collect and provide it by digesting the complex carbohydrates found in various carbohydrates such as rice, potatoes and pasta.
- Fructose: Also called fructose, it is mainly found in honey and fruits, and can be considered as one of the most sweet candy types.
- The Tractor: It is mainly found in sugar beet, dairy products, which is less sweet than fructose, and glucose.
- Manouche: Or so-called five-carbon sugar, is one of the types of polysaccharides, and it is characterized by containing a set of alkaline sugar, and mainly in the egg whites.
Bilateral sugars
Binary sugars are complex sugars, combined with sucrose sugar, and are characterized by many types:
- Sucrose: Or so-called reed sugar, consisting mainly of fructose, and glucose, and is analyzed by an enzyme called intestinal sucrose.
- Lactose: Or as milk sugar, consisting mainly of galactose, and glucose, and has a mild taste sweetness.
- Maltose: Or so-called barley sugar, consists mainly of glucose, and is stored in the body, especially in the intestine, by an enzyme called maltase.
Complex sugars
Complex sugars combine with three or more simple sugars and are divided into several sections, including:
- Starch: It can be obtained by eating wheat, rice, or various grains.
- Silos: It is found mainly in leaves and stems of plants, and can be obtained by eating the outer crusts of grains, fruits, or meat tissue, and helps to curb appetite, and therefore advised to take it for dieters.
Benefits of carbohydrates for the body
- Carbohydrates are one of the most beneficial nutrients to the brain, and are therefore recommended for people with Alzheimer’s.
- Palliative stress and anxiety, thus help to improve mood.
- Reduce weight, as recent studies have confirmed that eating a moderate amount of carbohydrates a day maintains the ideal weight of the body.
- Reduces the possibility of injury to the body diseases such as: diabetes, and pressure; to contain the fibers in large quantities.
- Provides the body with energy and vitality, and thus prevent him from idle and fatigue; to contain glucose.