Organic Chemical
dietary carbohydrate
die·tar·y car·bo·hy·drate [ dahy-i-ter-ee kahr-boh-hahy-dreyt, -buh- ]
Subclass of:
Carbohydrates; Food
Definitions related to dietary carbohydrates:
  • A class of macronutrients constructed from carbon, oxygen and hydrogen that have the general formula Cn(H2O)m.
    CRCH Nutrition Terminology
    Cancer Research Center of Hawaii, University of Hawaii, 2021
  • Carbohydrates present in food comprising digestible sugars and starches and indigestible cellulose and other dietary fibers. The former are the major source of energy. The sugars are in beet and cane sugar, fruits, honey, sweet corn, corn syrup, milk and milk products, etc.; the starches are in cereal grains, legumes (FABACEAE), tubers, etc. (From Claudio & Lagua, Nutrition and Diet Therapy Dictionary, 3d ed, p32, p277)
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
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