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Carbohydrates are primarily produced by plants and form a very large
group of naturally occurring organic compounds Some common
examples of carbohydrates are cane sugar, glucose, starch, etc Most of
them have a general formula, Cx(H2O)y, and were considered as hydrates
of carbon from where the name carbohydrate was derived For example,
the molecular formula of glucose (C6H12O6) fits into this general formula,
C6(H2O)6