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_Intro.Of-Carbohydrates-FOODS
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4. it is white crystaline solid and is soluble in water.
diseases, hormone imbalance ,diet, physical
activities and other factors change the glucose
concentration in the blood.
Hyperglycemia- if a person has high concentration
of blood glucose.
hypoglycemia- blood glucose concentrations are
usually less than 50mg/100mg.
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6. fructose is sometimes used as a source substitute
ro diabetics or other people who want to reduce
their sucrose intake.
Fructose is sweeter than sucrose, less fructose is
needed to sweeten food.
It has same food value as glucose. The liver
converts fructose to glucose.
7. C. Galactose
galactose is found as a conctituent of lactose, the
sugar in milk.
not normally found in nature in large quantities and
it is less sweet than glucose.
A part of complex molecules in pectin, gums,
mucilage and agar-agar.
liver converts galactose to glucose.
galactosemia is genetic disease in which one of
the required enzymes to convert to glucose is
absent
