what is the difference between simple carbohydrates and a complex carbohydrate
1 Simple carbohydrates have very simple chemical structures and are made of small molecules. 2  Complex carbohydrates have very complex structures while the molecules are large, unlike simple carbohydrates.
1 Simple carbohydrates are often used as building blocks of larger, complex carbohydrates. 2  The empirical structure of simple carbohydrate is C 6 H 12 O 6 or (CH 2 O) 6 while that of complex carbohydrate is (C 6 H 10 O 5) n, in which ânâ is the number of monomer units.