The essential nutrients: Carbohydrates
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Abstract
This section discusses the difference among the various forms of carbohydrate and their significance in fish nutrition; distinguish between utilization of carbohydrates by warmwater and coldwater fishes and know how dietary carbohydrates are made available to fish.
Suggested Citation
Millamena, O. M. (2002). The essential nutrients: Carbohydrates. In O. M. Millamena, R. M. Coloso, & F. P. Pascual (Eds.), Nutrition in Tropical Aquaculture: Essentials of fish nutrition, feeds, and feeding of tropical aquatic species (pp. 33–39). Tigbauan, Iloilo, Philippines: Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center.
Contents
- Introduction
- Classification of carbohydrates
- Monosaccharides
- Disaccharides and oligosaccharides
- Polysaccharides
- Utilization of carbohydrates
- Guide questions