Editing Carbohydrate (section)

==Division==
Carbohydrates are polyhydroxy aldehydes, ketones, alcohols, acids, their simple derivatives and their polymers having linkages of the acetal type. They may be classified according to their [[degree of polymerization]], and may be divided initially into three principal groups, namely sugars, oligosaccharides and polysaccharides.<ref>{{cite book | title = Carbohydrates in human nutrition | series = FAO Food and Nutrition Paper – 66 | chapter = Chapter 1 – The role of carbohydrates in nutrition | chapter-url = http://www.fao.org/docrep/w8079e/w8079e07.htm | publisher = Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations | access-date = December 21, 2015 | archive-date = December 22, 2015 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20151222095451/http://www.fao.org/docrep/w8079e/w8079e07.htm | url-status = live }}</ref>
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|+ The major dietary carbohydrates
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! Class<br>(degree of polymerization) !! Subgroup !! Components
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! rowspan=3 | [[Sugar]]s (1–2)
|| [[Monosaccharide]]s || [[Glucose]], [[galactose]], [[fructose]], [[xylose]]
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| [[Disaccharide]]s || [[Sucrose]], [[lactose]], [[maltose]], [[isomaltulose]], [[trehalose]]
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| [[Polyol]]s || [[Sorbitol]], [[mannitol]]
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! rowspan=2 | [[Oligosaccharide]]s (3–9)
|| Malto-oligosaccharides || [[Maltodextrin]]s
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| Other oligosaccharides || [[Raffinose]], [[stachyose]], fructo-oligosaccharides
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! rowspan=2 | [[Polysaccharide]]s (>9)
|| [[Starch]] || [[Amylose]], [[amylopectin]], modified starches
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| Non-starch polysaccharides || [[Glycogen]], [[Cellulose]], [[Hemicellulose]], [[Pectin]]s, [[Hydrocolloid]]s
|}