Here are a few facts that you must know about carbohydrates:

• Carbohydrates contain carbon, oxygen and hydrogen.
• The bonds between the monomers in disaccharides and polysaccharides are the ones that are broken with the process called hydrolysis.
• Carbohydrates are important sources that act as a store house of chemical energy.
• There are chemical tests to inspect if they are in food.
• Carbohydrate monomers are called monosaccharides. For instance: glucose and fructose are the monomers of Carbohydrates.
• Two monomers are linked together with the help of a glycosidic bond in order to form a disaccharide.
• Carbohydrate polymers, such as starch, glycogen and cellulose are formed such monomers bonded
  by glycosidic bonds.

Some more amazing facts:

Misconception: As soon as the food reaches our colons, the story is over.

Misconception: Starches i.e. complex carbohydrates are broken down slowly in our bodies. This is not true because a vast majority of the carbs in the grocery store are rapidly digested.

Fact: Eat plenty of fiber, as fiber is an important constituent of our daily diet. Therefore, one can take rich sources of insoluble fiber in daily diet, such as vegetables and fermentable fiber.

Fact: It is always recommended that one should eat intact grains.