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The three types of carbohydrates are sugars, also called simple carbohydrates; starch; and fiber. A 1-cup serving of sliced rhubarb contains 6 grams of carbohydrate, which is 2 percent of the daily value for carbohydrate.
1 Rhubarb is a vegetable not a fruit. 2  It is commonly used as a fruit in sauces, pies, cookies, bars, cakes, and famous dessert crisps and crumbles 3  ! The rhubarb plant belongs to a group of plants of the genus Rheum in the plant family Polygonaceae.hubarb Plant Facts and Information. 1  Another name for the Rhubarb Plant is Pie Plant . 2  No wonder the word rhubarb seems to be synonymous with pie! 3  Rhubarb is a vegetable not a fruit.