Carbohydrate Basics
This nutrient group includes sugars, starches, and fiber.
What is carbohydrates?
This grain keeps all major parts of its kernel.
What is a whole grain?
This process breaks food into smaller substances the body can absorb.
What is digestion?
Glucose circulating in the blood is called this.
What is blood glucose?
A food providing useful nutrients relative to its energy content is described this way.
What is nutrient-dense?
This type of carbohydrate contains long chains of sugar units.
What is a simple carbohydrate?
This grain has some kernel parts removed during processing.
What is a refined grain?
This process moves digested nutrients from the digestive tract into the body.
What is absorption?
This condition involves problems regulating blood glucose.
What is diabetes?
Replacing a low-fiber sweetened drink with this whole fruit adds fiber: apple juice or an apple.
What is an apple?
This type of carbohydrate contains long chains of sugar units.
What is a complex carbohydrate?
Sugar put into a food during processing or preparation is called this.
What is added sugar?
Most digested carbohydrate is absorbed in this organ.
What is the small intestine?
This term means abnormally low blood glucose.
What is hypoglycemia?
When comparing labels, keeping this amount equal makes gram amounts easier to compare fairly.
What is serving size?
This complex carbohydrate is a major energy storage form in plants, including potatoes and rice.
What is starch?
Bread color alone cannot prove it is whole grain; this list shows whether whole-grain ingredients are used.
What is the ingredient list?
This simple sugar is an important fuel for body cells.
What is glucose?
This plant carbohydrate resists digestion by human enzymes and helps support bowel health.
What is fiber?
A lower glycemic index alone cannot tell you everything about a food; checking fiber, added sugar, and nutrients examines this broader feature.
What is the food’s overall nutritional value?
An apple contains naturally occurring sugars, so calling every simple carbohydrate food unhealthy ignores these other useful substances in the apple.
What are fiber and other nutrients?
Two cereals have equal serving sizes. Cereal A has 5 g fiber and 2 g added sugar; B has 1 g fiber and 10 g added sugar. This cereal better meets both a higher-fiber and lower-added-sugar goal.
What is Cereal A?
A scientist compares how carbohydrate foods affect blood glucose using this measure.
What is glycemic index?
Bacteria in the mouth use sugars and produce acids that can contribute to this condition.
What are dental caries or tooth decay?
The claim “one sweetener alone explains a disease” needs this kind of support before we accept it.
What is scientific evidence?