is corn simple or complex carbohydrate?

[chen zhen]

same as topic

[TjD]

id like to know too :)

actually if anyone has a list of complex carbos that would be sweet

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[Taone]

In my understanding, carbohydrates in corn would be (mostly anyway) in the form of starch. I think that's a complex carbohydrate...?? Simple carbohydrates are sugars - eg glucose, fructose, lactose, which are readily absorbed and digested - esp glucose.
That's just my guesses anyways.... :)

[Fish of Fury]

1 cup of corn = 154 gm
132 calories
4.96 gm protien (which is pretty high for a cup
of vegetable 8~)
29 gm carbohydrate
1 gm fibre


-there are simple sugars like glucose, fructose (in fruit) and galactose (in milk).
- 2 glucoses together = sucrose
- stick a whole bunch together = polysaccharide
incl. starch AKA complex carbs

the starch/polysaccharides are absorbed slower and are generally considered better for health than excessive amounts of simple sugars (which can be associated with overweight, diabetes etc)

most veges will have a mix of some simple sugars and a fair amount of complex carbs (incl. corn i think)
fruit has more simple sugar but still has fibre, vitamins/minerals etc. so is healthier than foods with processed sugar

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[dumog93]

Simple carbs are single sugars,i.e. sucrose,dextrose,fructose.Complex carbs are anything that contains multiple strands of these such as grains,fruits,and legumes.I think the main point most people miss is that carbs in any form unused by the body will be broken back down to simmple sugars and stored as fat.So remember when something says it is fat free it really doesn't mean much.You can still sit on your butt eating fat free chips and your body break them down to a form more useable to help you achieve the weeble wobble effect in your armchair.

-Devildog