ABSTRACT
The term carbohydrate was coined long ago as scientists observed a consistent pattern in the chemical formula of most carbohydrates. Not only were they composed of only carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen but also the ratio of carbon to the chemical formula of water is typically one to one (C:H2O). Carbohydrate means “carbon with water.” For example, carbohydrates glucose and galactose have the following chemical formula:
C6H12O6 or (CH2O)6 Where do carbohydrates come from?
