Record Information
Primary IDFDBN00003
Secondary IDsNot Available
FooDB nameCarbohydrate
DescriptionCarbohydrates (or saccharides) are organic compounds with the empirical formula Cm(H2O)n. The carbohydrates are divided into four chemical groupings: monosaccharides, disaccharides, oligosaccharides, and polysaccharides. The monosaccharides and disaccharides are commonly referred to as sugars. [Wikipedia]
Synonyms
  • Carbohydrates [manual]
  • Saccharides [manual]
DFC NameNot Available
Nutrient SourceDUKE
Creation date2014-11-05 13:44:06 UTC
Update date2014-11-05 13:44:06 UTC
Classification
TypeNutrient
EAFUS IDNot Available
Dr. Duke IDCARBOHYDRATE|CARBOHYDRATES
Wikipedia IDCarbohydrate
DFC IDNot Available
Associated Foods
FoodContent Range AverageReference
FoodReference
Biological effects
Health effects / BioactivitiesNot Available
Organoleptics properties
FlavorsNot Available
References
Synthesis ReferenceNot Available
General ReferenceNot Available
Content Reference— Saxholt, E., et al. 'Danish food composition databank, revision 7.' Department of Nutrition, National Food Institute, Technical University of Denmark (2008).

— U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service. 2008. USDA National Nutrient Database for Standard Reference, Release 21. Nutrient Data Laboratory Home Page.

— Duke, James. 'Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases. United States Department of Agriculture.' Agricultural Research Service, Accessed April 27 (2004).