Carbohydrates give the body energy to go about your day's mental and physical tasks Digesting or metabolizing carbohydrates breaks foods down into sugars, which are also called saccharides TheseDigestion of Carbohydrates During digestion, starches and sugars are broken down both mechanically (eg through chewing) and chemically (eg by enzymes) into the single units glucose, fructose, and/or galactose, which are absorbed into the blood stream and transported for use as energy throughout the bodyCorn chips are a snack food made from whole corn, corn oil and salt Because corn chips are made out of the starchy vegetable corn, they are rich in carbohydrate Carbohydrate is a type of nutrient that, unlike protein and fat, turns into sugar Carbohydratecontaining foods – including corn chips – break down into glucose sugar molecules during your body's digestion process
Carbohydrate Digestion And Absorption The Canadian Sugar Institute
