What Are The Different Carbohydrate Types?
What Fitness Professionals and Nutrition Coaches Need to Know About Carbohydrates Monosaccharides (simple sugars) are molecules that usually contain 5-6 carbon atoms. The three most common monosaccharide carbohydrate types include glucose (also called dextrose, fructose [sugar in fruit] and galactose. Glucose is included in the group of those carbohydrates that are the most common or