Hello:

   As we redesign our Nutrient Databank System we will be adding "Available Carbohydrates" to the database.   We understand "Available carbohydrate" to be the sum of sugar and starch, However, we wonder which sugars are included in the value for sugar.  Is the value for sugars just the sum of the individual monosaccharides and disaccharides (sucrose, glucose, fructose, lactose, maltose, galactose) or do they include other sugars (Dextrins, inulin, oligosaccharides, organic acids and sugar alcohols)?

  Thanks,

David

David B. Haytowitz
Nutritionist
Nutrient Data Laboratory, USDA-ARS
10300 Baltimore Ave.
B-005, Rm. 161, BARC-West
Beltsville, MD   20705
Ph. 301-504-0714
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