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Name the type of carbohydrate that can be digested by ruminants but not by humans. Give the reason also.

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cellulose is a type of carbohydrate that can be digested by ruminants and not by humans. Ruminants have a large sac-like structure between the small and large intestines where the food containing cellulose is digested by the action of certain bacteria. On the other hand, humans cannot digest cellulose, as cellulose-digesting enzymes are absent in them.


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