Corn is a carbohydrate. Corn is a type of carbohydrate and the amount of carbohydrates contained in it is relatively high. Carbohydrates are organic compounds composed of three elements: carbon, hydrogen and oxygen, which are the most abundant in nature and have a broad spectrum of chemical structures and biological functions. They can be represented by the general formula Cx(H2O)y.

Main Uses

Carbohydrates are the main components of the structure of living cells and the main energy-supplying substances, and have the important function of regulating cellular activities. There are three main forms of carbohydrates in the body, glucose, glycogen and sugar-containing complexes, and the physiological functions of carbohydrates are related to the types of carbohydrates in the food they consume and the forms they exist in the body.

Dietary carbohydrates are the most economical and major source of energy for human beings, capable of providing and storing heat energy, carbohydrates are important substances that constitute the tissues of the organism, and maintain the energy necessary for the function of the brain and are involved in the composition of the cells and a variety of activities.