3TYPES OF CARBS

MONOSACCHARIDES

• Carbohydrates composed of single sugar units.
• These are the smallest carbohydrate molecules.
• The three monosaccharides are glucose, fructose, and galactose.

DISACCHARIDES

• These are made up of two sugar units
• The body splits the disaccharides into monosaccharides during digestion.
• The three disaccharides are sucrose, maltose, and lactose

POLYSACCHARIDES

• Are carbohydrates made of many sugar units.
• These are linked in long, straight chains or branched chains
• Like disaccharides these are broken down into monomers during digestion
• Starches and fiber are the polysaccharides.