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kahb-oh-HYDR-ayt/ˌkɑːbəʊˈhaɪdreɪt/

A carbohydrate is a compound of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen that is a source of energy in food (often carbohydrates): carbohydrate per 100 g; complex carbohydrates. Sugar and starch are types; protein and fat are the other macronutrients. Quote carbohydrate per 100 g from the table. Mix-up: carbohydrate vs carbon hydrate as two words; calorie (already related); do not write carbohydrate for a diet slogan with no table figure.

Meaning

A compound of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen that is a source of energy in food (often carbohydrates).

Examples

• “Quote carbohydrate per 100 g from the table, not a diet slogan.”
• “Starch is a carbohydrate in the digestion practical, which is the biochemistry sense — still name the test.”

Good to know

carbohydrate per 100 g; simple / complex carbohydrates; CHO. Types: sugar / starch. Other macros: protein / fat. Trap: a slogan with no figure. Nutrition, biology, and chemistry. A food-energy compound — quote the grams.

Near in meaning

starch, sugar, saccharide

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