Question

A. Describe what the biological difference is between complex carbohydrates and simple carbohydrates

b. Provide examples of simple carbohydrates and complex carbohydrates



c. Describe one interesting concept that you learned from the video that is not directly answering the previous two questions.

Answer 1

a. Simple carbohydrates are in foods such as table sugar and syrups. Complex carbohydrates contain longer chains of sugar molecules than simple carbohydrates. The body converts these sugar molecules into glucose, which it uses for energy.

b. simple :brown sugar, corn syrup
complex: buckwheat, brown rice