What is the difference between a simple sugar and a complex carbohydrate?
1 Answer
Apr 26, 2017
A simple sugar is either a monosaccharide or a disaccharide while a complex carbohydrate is a polysaccharide
Explanation:
A monosaccharide has one carbon ring e.g. glucose. A disaccharide has two carbon rings instead, e.g. galactose. A polysaccharide has three or more carbon rings, like starch.