In order to understand the various carb supplements, it will be useful to understand a few terms first: Monosaccharide: The simplest form of carbohydrate, i.e. one sugar molecule. Examples are glucose and fructose. Disaccharide: A carbohydrate compound made up of two sugars. Examples are sucrose (table sugar), lactose (milk sugar), and maltose. Oligosaccharide: Carbohydrate chain of a few simple sugars in length. Polysaccharides: Carbohydrates containing a large number of sugars.

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