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

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The two main forms of carbs are: simple carbohydrates (or simple sugars): including fructose, glucose, and lactose, which also are found in nutritious whole fruits. complex carbohydrates (or starches): found in foods such as starchy vegetables, whole grains, rice, and breads and cereals.

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the real biological terms are
Polysaccharides for starch
and
Monosaccharides for "sugar"
NOTE table sugar is considered a Disaccharides

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