Question

Which carbohydrate is not found in foods from plants?

Answer 1

Out of the following given choices;

a. fructose

b. glycogen

c. sucrose

d. starch

The answer is; B.

Glycogen is only found in animals, bacteria and some fungi. It is analogous to starch (amylopectin) in plants and is also made up of glucose and sucrose polymers. It is highly branched and compact in structure than starch. Glycogen is used as a storage reserve for excess glucose in animals and is stored mainly in the liver and muscles.