Some are, some are not.
There are four kinds of carbohydrates, or sugars:
- Monosaccharides consist of one molecule (examples include glucose, fructose, galactose, xylose, ribose, etc.)
- Disaccharides consist of two molecules (examples include sucrose, lactose, maltose, etc.)
- Oligosaccharides consist of a few molecules (examples include fructo-oligosaccharides, galactooligosaccharides, mannan oligosaccharides, etc.)
- Polysaccharides consist of many molecules (examples include starch, glycogen, cellulose, pectins, etc.)
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