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What kind of carbohydrate is a sugar? What kind is a starch?

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FOR SUGAR ,MONOSACCHARIDES ARE THE SIMPLEST SUGAR: GULCOSE, FRUTOSE, GALACTOSE , ALL HAVE THE FORMULA C6H1206 DISACCHARIDIES (DOUBLE SUGARS) ARE THE MONOSACCHARIDE UNITS CHEMICALLY COMBINED SOURCES TABEL (SUGARS) LACTOSE (MILK SUGAR) AN MALTOSE ALL HAVE THE FORMULA C12H2201
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The simplest form of carbohydrate is glucose. So, starch is a complex carb, while sugar is a simple carb.
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