are proteins carbohydrates?

[halik]

cant remember

 

[MomAndSkoorbaby]

Nope!

 

[Wallydraigle]

Not in the least.

 

[DJFuji]

nope...if i remember correctly, there are three main types of food. Protein, fat, and carbos. Carbos carry less calories per unit, i think.

 

[Josh3D]

They are called macronutrients (as opposed to vitamins and minerals which are micronutrients).

Fat contains 8 calories per gram, protein and carbohydrates contain four, alcohol contains about 7 calories per gram.

Fat and carbohydrates are energy substrates, protein is used for reparation (although it can be turned into fat and either be stored as fat or converted to ketones and used as energy)

Of the three macro nutrients, two are essential (meaning you have to consume them in order to stay alive) those two are fat and protein, there are two essential fatty acids and 8 essential amino acids (protein, there are also a couple of "conditionally" essential amino acids that are essential in certain cases like disease)

 

[DuffmanOhYeah]

Umm, not at all??? in fact they really couldn;t be more different

 

[Entity]

Fat actually carries 9 calories per gram.

Rob

 

[halik]

no i meant chemically - dont proteins contain the CH3 group which would make them carbohydrates?
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[randadore]

not at all, totally different.

 

[Haircut]

Proteins are made from the elements C,H,O,S,N
Carbohydrates are made from just C,H,O

 

[Hayabusa Rider]

That's right Haircut. Proteins are actually made up of amino acids, molecules in their own right that are made of the aforementioned elements