Authors : Neeru Agrawal, Padmawati Hidame & Sunil Gurla
Page Nos : 36-40
Description :
Carbohydrate is an essential component of our diet because it is a major source of
metabolic energy. A diet that does not contain carbohydrate can lead to muscle
breakdown, ketosis and dehydration. This can be prevented by 50 to 100gms of
carbohydrate per day. In the present work quantitative estimation of total
carbohydrates present in flour of different types of grains were observed through
spectrophotometer using phenol sulphuric acid method. Sulphuric acid causes all
non reducing sugar to be converted to reducing sugar so that this method
determines the total sugar present in food. In our findings we got maximum
carbohydrate in rice i.e. 48% & minimum in corn i.e.40.2%. Therefore from rice we
gain high calories of carbohydrates which increase the energy level in body. By
knowing the carbohydrate % age in different food materials we can plan our diet as
per our requirement.