Sentences with phrase «complex carbohydrates called»

The principal constituent of the agave root is starch, similar to the starch in corn or rice, and a complex carbohydrate called inulin, which is made up of chains of fructose molecules.Technically a highly indigestible fiber, inulin, which does not taste sweet, comprises about half of the carbohydrate content of agave.34

The principal constituent of the agave root is starch, similar to the starch in corn, and a complex carbohydrate called inulin, which is made up of chains of fructose molecules.

Not exact matches

That's because the meal on the right doesn't provide what Whitehead calls «balance» — essentially the right mix of proteins, complex carbohydrates, and fruits and vegetables that your body needs to be properly fueled in the long term.

The pre-treatments make the complex carbohydrates more accessible to enzymes that convert them to glucose, in a process called saccharification.

But the researchers think the cowlike microbes may have a functional role, digesting the carbohydrates in whales» diets, including a complex starch called chitin that makes up the shells and other body parts of crustaceans.

With a little guidance from the coaches in my gym and phone calls with a nutritionist, I revved up my breakfasts to include more protein and complex carbohydrates (wahoo for sweet and nutty overnight oats!)

Monosaccharides and disaccharides are sometimes called simple sugars while polysaccharides are called complex carbohydrates, starch or fiber.

«Remember, there is something called a simple and a complex carbohydrate.

Many manufacturers use a «complex carbohydrate» called maltodextrin to sweeten shakes.

Carbohydrates are called simple or complex, depending on their chemical structure.

Complex carbohydrates, also called starches, are made up of polysaccharides — complicated chains of sugar molecules.

However, jaggery is a complex carbohydrate, thus mitigating against the ill effects of the instant release of energy, commonly called «insulin spike».

Interchanging «vegan» and vegetarian» is as misleading as grouping complex carbohydrates (whole grains) with simple carbohydrates (processed flour) and calling them «carbs» and misleading folks claiming they are «bad».

White kidney bean extract inhibits a digestive enzyme called alpha amylase, which breaks down complex carbohydrates into simple sugars to be digested.

The starchy carbohydrates in rutabagas and other foods such as potatoes or grains are called polysaccharides, which means they're made up of basic sugar molecules combined into large and complex molecules.

Barley is so effective in regulating blood glucose because it is very high in a particular type of fiber called beta - glucan which is most effective in slowing the conversion of complex carbohydrates to glucose.