Molecules {carbohydrate}| can have only carbons, oxygens, and hydrogens, with one oxygen atom attached to each carbon. Carbohydrates have alcohol side chains, except for one carbonyl side chain.
Pancreatic amylase in small intestine digests polysaccharides. Polysaccharides are 98% absorbed. Intestine absorbs fructose passively but transports glucose and galactose across membrane actively {absorption, food} {food absorption}.
If carbohydrate in diet is low, fats provide energy, and acetyl-CoA builds up in cells.
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