Harvard University
Harvard School of Public Health: The Nutrition Source
The Department of Nutrition at the Harvard School of Public Health offers this valuable resource. The latest medical research is presented on topics including fiber, carbohydrates, fats, alcohol, healthy weight, and much more.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Carbohydrates
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Students investigate the general structures of the simple sugars, glucose and fructose, and find out how two simple sugars can be linked to form a disaccharide. They...
Vision Learning
Visionlearning: Food Chemistry: Carbohydrates
Read about carbohydrates, which make up one of the three "Major classes of macronutrients that are essential to living organisms." In addition to defining several terms, including carbohydrate, simple sugars, complex carbohydrates,...
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PBS
Pbs Teachers: Fat and Happy?: Testing for Simple Sugars [Pdf]
Investigate different methods for testing the sugar content in foods, and determine relative amounts of sugar in several juices using a sugar indicator solution.
Science Struck
Science Struck: Ribose vs. Deoxyribose
Explains what ribose and deoxyribose are, their chemical structure and properties, similarities and differences, their functions, and their biological importance.