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Is carbohydrates and glucose the same?

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Glucoseis a simplest form of carbohydrate (sugar) while as carbohydrate can be any sugar molecule ranging from simple (glucose) to complex (starch). Glucose is a monosaccharide that combines to form complex carbohydrates. Almost all the carbohydrates on digestion breakdown into glucose.

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