<prompt> Answer this question truthfullyWhat is the scientific study of the composition, behavior and properties of food?  <response>: <reason> Comprising 75 of the biological world and 80 of all food intake for human consumption, the most common known human carbohydrate is starch. The simplest version of a carbohydrate is a monosaccharide which possesses the properties of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen in a 1:2:1 ratio under a general formula of C n H 2n O n where n is a minimum of 3. Glucose is an example of a monosaccharide as is fructose. Combine them in the picture shown to the right and you have sucrose, one of the more common sugar products around.A chain of monosaccharides form to make a polysaccharide. Such polysaccharides include pectin, dextran, agar, and xanthan.Sugar content is commonly measured in degrees brix. 