What are the carbs in green veggies?

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KKramsch - 20 Jul 2004 13:01 GMT

I know that the carbs in potatoes, yams, etc. are mostly (all?)
starch, but what about the (non-fiber) carbs in green veggies such
as celery, spinach, broccoli, green beans, etc.?

I'm looking for a reference that would describe in depth (preferably
with chemical structures and, even better, details of their metabolism
biochemistry) the carbohydrates found in these food sources. Does
anyone know of one?

Thanks!

-Karl

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tcomeau - 20 Jul 2004 22:06 GMT

> I know that the carbs in potatoes, yams, etc. are mostly (all?)
> starch, but what about the (non-fiber) carbs in green veggies such
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> -Karl

http://www.merck.com/mrkshared/mmanual_home2/sec23/ch282/ch282b.jsp

Carbohydrates are sugars. Some sugars are simple, and others are more
complex. Sucrose (table sugar) is made of two simpler sugars called
glucose and fructose. Lactose (milk sugar) is made of glucose and
galactose. Both sucrose and lactose must be broken down into their
component sugars by enzymes before the body can absorb and make use of
them. The carbohydrates in bread, pasta, rice, and other
carbohydrate-containing foods are long chains of simple sugar
molecules. These longer molecules must also be broken down by the
body. If an enzyme needed to process a certain sugar is missing, the
sugar can accumulate in the body, causing problems.

http://bioresearch.ac.uk/browse/mesh/C0007004L0007004.html

Took me all of two seconds to run a google search, try it sometimes.

http://www.google.ca/

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KKramsch - 21 Jul 2004 00:13 GMT

>http://bioresearch.ac.uk/browse/mesh/C0007004L0007004.html

>Took me all of two seconds to run a google search, try it sometimes.

It took you all of two seconds to find something that

a) didn't tell me *anything* I did not know; and
b) didn't even *begin* to answer the question I posted,

...so don't be so proud of your Google skills.

According to the USDA, 39% of the carbohydrate in broccoli is fiber,
26% is mono- and disaccharides, and 0% is starch. That leaves more
than 1/3 (35%) of the total carbohydrate in broccoli unaccounted
for. That's the kind of information I want to find out. Google
has not helped; it was not an unreasonable hope that someone in
sci.med.nutrition would know how to find the answer to such a
question.

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tcomeau - 21 Jul 2004 14:41 GMT

> >http://bioresearch.ac.uk/browse/mesh/C0007004L0007004.html
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> sci.med.nutrition would know how to find the answer to such a
> question.

I told you to use google, obviously you did not know that. Now go do
your own research and FOAD.

TC

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