what are carbohydrates
★★★ CARBOHYDRATES ★★★ MEANS OF; ★ THE WORD CARBOHYDRATES LITERALLY MEANS ' HYDRATED CARBON '. COMPOSED OF; ★ THEY ARE COMPOSED OF CARBON, HYDROGEN AND OXYGEN AND THE RATIO OF OXYGEN AND HYDROGEN IS THE SAME AS IN WATER. GENERAL FORMULA; ★ THEIR GENERAL FORMULA IS Cx(H2O)y WHERE (x) IS THE WHOLE NUMBER FROM THREE TO MANY THOUSANDS WHEREAS y MAY BE THE SAME OR DIFFERENT WHOLE NUMBER. CHEMICALLY; ★ CHEMICALLY CARBOHYDRATES ARE DEFINED AS POLYHYDROXY ALDEHYDES OR KETONES, OR COMPLEX SUBSTANCES WHICH ON HYDROLYSIS YIELD POLYHYDROXY ALDEHYDE OR KETONE SUB-UNITS. WHAT IS HYDROLYSIS? ★ HYDROLYSIS INVOLVES THE BREAK DOWN OF LARGE MOLECULES INTO SMALLER ONES UTILIZING WATER MOLECULES. SOURCE OF CARBOHYDRATES; ★ THE SOURCE OF CARBOHYDRATES ARE GREEN PLANTS. THESE ARE THE PRIMARY PRODUCTS PHOTOSYNTHESIS. OTHER COMPOUNDS OF PLANTS ARE PRODUCED FROM CARBOHYDRATES BY VARIOUS CHE...