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NALT Concept Space
U.S. Department of Agriculture

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Concept information

  1. Fields of Study
  2. nutrition
  3. diet
  4. dietary carbohydrate

Preferred term

dietary carbohydrate

Type

  • Topic

Definition

  • Information Carbohydrates present in food comprising digestible sugars and starches and indigestible cellulose and other dietary fibers. The former are the major source of energy. The sugars are in beet and cane sugar, fruits, honey, sweet corn, corn syrup, milk and milk products, etc.; the starches are in cereal grains, legumes (Fabaceae), tubers, etc.

    Source: Medical Subject Headings

    Type: Concept definition

Broader concept

Related concepts

Synonyms

  • dietary carbohydrates
  • dietary starch

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URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/33348

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