| Complex Carbohydrates are made up of two or more simple sugars linked together. The following carbohydrates are disaccharides. Disaccharides are compounds that contain a bond between carbon(1) of one sugar and a hydroxyl group at any position on the other sugar. | |
| Cellobiose, the disaccharide obtained by partial hydrolysis of cellulose. | |
| Maltose, the disaccharide obtained by enzyme-catalyzed hydrolysis of starch | |
| Lactose, the disaccharide that occurs naturally in both human and cow's milk. | |
| Sucrose, ordinary table sugar, is probably the single most abundant pure organic chemical in the world |