On the basis of structure there are two types of Carbohydrates.
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- Structured Carbohydrates
- Non-Structured Carbohydrates
Here are the 10 differences between structured and non-structured carbohydrate.
Types of carbohydrates:
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Structured carbohydrates are made up of a long chain of sugar molecules (mostly Polysaccharides). |
Non-Structured Carbohydrates are made up of simple sugars (mostly Monosaccharides and Disaccharides) |
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They are Complex in nature. |
Its structure is small and simpler in nature. |
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Mostly Found in Plant Cell walls Such as Cellulose, Hemi-cellulose, Pectin and Lignin. |
They are mostly found in grains Such as Glucose, Fructose, and starch, etc. |
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They provide a satiety feeling because of their slow digestion rate and don’t contribute to the storage of Body fat. |
They provide instant energy which helps to increase the body weight because the excess energy is stored in the form of body fat.. |
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They are Only digested by Bacterial fermentation in the rumen and provide slow energy. |
They are easily digested by rumen enzymes and provide fast energy. |
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The end result of their fermentation is Acetic acid and Butyric acid. |
While the end product of their fermentation is propionic acid main acid during silage making. |
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It contains more fibrous content. So, the excess can lead to animal malnutrition. |
Because it is rapidly fermented in the rumen its excess can lead to Rumen acidosis. |
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Its digestibility is about 30-60% and lignin is about less than 10%. |
While its digestibility is 70-100%. |
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It helps to increase the Milk fat because acetic acid acts as a precursor of milk fat and butyric acid is also present in milk fat in small amounts. |
While it increases Milk production because propionic acid acts as a precursor for lactose (Milk sugar). |
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It also provides energy to rumen papillae because butyric acid acts as an ideal energy source for papillae. |
It doesn’t have any significant impact on Papillae. |
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