Starch

Starch

Another name for carbohydrate, one of the three main nutrients in food.

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Category: Diabetes treatment
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starch

Restaurants; Misc restaurant

Starch can be potatoes, rice, grain or pasta, the other accompaniment besides the “Veg” to an plated meal.

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Biotechnology; Genetic engineering

(M.E. strechen , to stiffen) A complex insoluble carbohydrate, consisting of various proportions of two glucose polymers, amylose and amylopectin; the chief food storage ...

starch

Health care; Diabetes treatment

Another name for carbohydrate, one of the three main nutrients in food.

starch

Printing & publishing; Paper

Material used as a sizing agent for paper. Usually made from corn.

starch

Biology; Biochemistry

A complex polymer of glucose, used by plants and green algae to store surplus sugar for later use.

starch

Health care; Cancer treatment

A substance found in plants. It contains sugar molecules joined chemically. It is found in high levels in foods such as potatoes, rice, corn, and wheat. It may be used as a ...

maturity-onset diabetes of the young (MODY)

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xylitol

Health care; Diabetes treatment

A carbohydrate-based sweetener found in plants and used as a substitute for sugar; provides calories. Found in some mints and chewing gum.

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1. One of the three main nutrients in food. Foods that provide protein include meat, poultry, fish, cheese, milk, dairy products, eggs, and dried beans. 2. Proteins are also used ...

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