Functions of Polysaccharides
Starch is found in plants whereas glycogen is found in animals. Structural polysaccharides: Polysaccharides such as cellulose are structural polysaccharides which are found in the cell walls of plants. Another structural polysaccharide is chitin.
What foods are polysaccharides found in?
Polysaccharides
- Cereal foods, cornmeal, pretzels, flours, oats, instant noodles, pasta, rice.
- Potato, corn.
- Small amounts in other root vegetables and unripe fruit.
Is the polysaccharide most commonly found?
It has been estimated that 50% of the world's organic carbon is found in one molecule; cellulose. This molecule is synthesized, stored, modified and used as a building material by plants. It is certainly the most abundant of all the polysaccharides.
