Is sugar a carbohydrate? Why?

Answer 1

A sugar like glucose has the general formula #CxxH_2O#

This does not imply that you can take a mass of carbon and add water to it to create hydrated carbon, also known as a carbohydrate.

A carbohydrate is a polyalcohol that usually either has an aldehyde or ketone functional group. Glucose is a polyalcohol with an aldehyde group (C6H12O6), but its formula is #6(CxxH_2O)#, so we call them carbohydrates.

Additionally, bread will burn if it is cooked too hot (not hot enough to catch fire), essentially because the carbon left behind by the water will be driven off.

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Answer 2

Daniel Allen

Yes, sugar is a carbohydrate. This is because carbohydrates are organic compounds made up of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen atoms, typically in a ratio of 1:2:1. Sugars, including glucose, fructose, and sucrose, are composed of these elements and fall into the carbohydrate category.

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