are carbohydrates the same as sugar
Yes and no. In chemistry sugars are called saccharides. The simplest sugar is glucose, a monosaccharide. Table sugar, sucrose is a disaccharide, as is lactose and galactose a â¦ nd fructose and maltose...Starch and cellulose are called carbohydrates but they are polysaccharides consisting of many individual sugar units.They are not the same but they are made from the same building unit.Louis Matos.es and no. In chemistry sugars are called saccharides. The simplest sugar is glucose, a monosaccharide. Table sugar, sucrose is a disaccharide, as is lactose and galactose a â¦ nd fructose and maltose...