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Carbohydrates: Simple versus Complex. Simple carbohydrates are sugars. All simple carbohydrates are made of just one or two sugar molecules. They are the quickest source of energy, as they are very rapidly digested. Complex carbohydrates may be referred to as dietary starch and are made of sugar molecules strung together like a necklace or branched like a coil. They are often rich in fiber, thus satisfying and health promoting.
However sugar is a 'loose term' and refers to a collection of different types of carbohydrates-not just white refined sugar so prevalent in the western diet. There are two main categories of sugar: simple and complex.Simple' refers to the sugar molecules structural formation. Simple sugars belong to one of two categories: monosaccharides and disaccharides. Saccharides are a group of carbohydrates which include starches and sugars. Examples of monosaccharides include: 1  ribose. 2  glucose. 3  fructose.