a MONOSACCHARIDS
b DISACCHARIDS
c POLYSACCHARIDS
The principal subdivisions found in these classes of carbohydrate
foods are given in the following table, arranged in the order of their
importance:
Monosaccharids Disaccharids Polysaccharids
______________ ____________ ______________
1 Glucose or grape-sugar 1 Cane-sugar 1 Starch
(formerly
called dextrose)
2 Pentoses 2 Maltose 2 Glycogen
(of which there
are several) 3 Lactose 3 Cellulose
3 Levulose 4 Gums
4 Galactose 5 Inulin
a MONOSACCHARIDS