Question: how many carbon atoms are found in most common dietary monosaccharides?
Answer: Carbohydrates can be classified as monosaccharides, oligosaccharides, and polysaccharides. Monosaccharides are simple carbohydrates containing between three and eight carbon atoms, the most common having five or six. They consist of a single sugar molecule – mono meaning 'one' and saccharide 'sugar'.