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===Meaning===
A '''complex carbohydrate''' is a large [[molecule]] made from simple [[sugar]]s.
===About Complex Carbohydrates===
: '''Complex carbohydrates''' are an essential part of a [[Balanced Diet|balanced diet]].
: [[Starch]] is a '''complex carbohydrate''' made from [[glucose]] which can be [[Digestion|digested]] by humans.
: [[Cellulose]] is a '''complex carbohydrate''', also known as [[fibre]], that cannot be [[Digestion|digested]] but is part of a [[Balanced Diet|balanced diet]] as it helps the movement of [[faeces]] through the [[intestine]]s.
==Key Stage 4==
===Meaning===
A '''polysaccharide''' is a large [[polymer]] [[molecule]] made from simple [[monomer]] [[sugar]]s [[Chemical Bond|bonded]] together.
===About Polysaccharides===
: [[Polysaccharide]]s are formed in a [[polymerisation]] [[Chemical Reaction|reaction]] between [[monosaccharide]]s.
Some '''polysaccharides''' you should know are:
*[[Starch]]
*[[Cellulose]]
*[[Chitin]]
===Starch===
====Starch Molecule====
: Starch is made of hundreds of [[glucose]] [[molecule]]s [[Bonds|bonded]] together.
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===References===
====AQA====
:[https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/0008158762/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=0008158762&linkCode=as2&tag=nrjc-21&linkId=a0fffa35b3ea49a63404f6704e0df7cc ''Polysaccharide, pages 252-3, GCSE Chemistry; Student Book, Collins, AQA '']
:[https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/0198359381/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=0198359381&linkCode=as2&tag=nrjc-21&linkId=47c8d1ae58d8b3a5e2094cd447154558 ''Polysaccharides, pages 172-173, GCSE Chemistry; Third Edition, Oxford University Press, AQA '']
====OCR====
:[https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/0198359829/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=0198359829&linkCode=as2&tag=nrjc-21&linkId=90e8d7b4f039d53035238fa0320fe00b ''Complex carbohydrates, pages 65, 245, Gateway GCSE Chemistry, Oxford, OCR '']