Question

What are carbohydrates made up of?

Answer 1

Part 1: Carbohydrates

• Carbohydrates can be defined as polyhydroxy aldehydes or ketones or the compounds which generate such units during hydrolysis.
• Carbohydrates are biomolecules made of carbon$\left(\mathrm{C}\right)$, hydrogen$\left(\mathrm{H}\right)$, and oxygen$\left(\mathrm{O}\right)$.

Part 2: Sources of carbohydrates

• Plants are the primary producers of carbohydrates, which comprise a vast category of naturally occurring chemical molecules.
• Carbohydrates include cane sugar, glucose, starch, and others.

Part3:One structure of carbohydrates

• The structure of glucose is as follows:-