complex carbohydrate

noun

1. a carbohydrate, as sucrose or starch, that consists of two or more monosaccharide units.

Example Sentences

The advent of processed foods decreased complex carbohydrates and fiber, which meant more modern Westerners needed fewer bacteria to break foods down in their stomachs, so their guts became less biodiverse.

From Popular-Science

Richard Cummings, a professor of surgery at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard Medical School, describes his “life’s work” as focused on “understanding the structure of complex carbohydrates, these glycomolecules how they’re made.”

From Quanta Magazine

Kruppa explains that your goal during this time should still be balanced nutrition, and she emphasizes how crucial it is that you get adequate calories in the form of ample protein, complex carbohydrates, and healthy fats.

From Outside Online

When these sugars reach the liver they are again built up into a complex carbohydrate very similar to starch in composition.

From Project Gutenberg