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carbohydrates
An essential structural component of living cells and source of energy for animals (plural)
simple
Any herbaceous plant having medicinal properties
complex
A compound described in terms of the central atom to which other atoms are bound or coordinated
sugars
Sweet white crystals added to food (plural)
starches
A complex carbohydrate found chiefly in seeds, fruits, tubers, roots and stem pith of plants (plural)
fibre
The inherent complex of attributes that determines a persons moral and ethical actions and reactions
grains
Foodstuff prepared from the starchy ___ of cereal grasses (plural)
energy
The power to do work or make things move
wheat
Annual or biennial grass having erect flower spikes and light brown grains
bread
Baked food made from flour, used for sandwiches
pasta
A dish that contains ___ as its main ingredient
rice
Small white grains grown in wet fields
fruit
Sweet food that grows on plants
milk
White drink that comes from cows

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