Threads get stuck between the teeth when we eat certain types of mangoes. Which kind of carbohydrate are they?

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The threads that get stuck between the teeth while eating certain types of mangoes are fibres.

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Chapter 19: Constituents of Food - Use your brain power! 2 [Page 97]

Chapter 19 Constituents of Food
Use your brain power! 2 | Q 1 | Page 97

What substances do we use to give our food a sweet taste?

Of the foods that we eat raw, which ones are sweet?

Give two sources of the following food constituent.

Starch

Name the sources of fibre in our diet.

What are carbohydrates?

Differentiate between carbohydrate and protein.

Match the following.

1.	Carbohydrate	a.	Carrying out various biochemical reactions
2.	Proteins	b.	Regulation of normal body function
3.	Vitamins	c.	energy-giving component
4.	Minerals	d.	Bodybuilding food

Carbohydrates are the chief source of ______.

______ is found in Honey, Sugarcane, and fruits.

One gram of carbohydrate contains ______ Calories.