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Cellulose can be digested by humans and is a type of carbohydrate, true or false?
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Cellulose can be digested by humans and is a type of carbohydrate, true or false?

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Both starches and cellulose arecarbohydrates which are classified as polysaccharides since they are composed of chains of glucose molecules. While they are similar, starches can be used as energy sources by the human body whilecellulose cannot.
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