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And here’s me, mixing up hydrocarbons and carbohydrates.
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Yes, but which is which? Nothing in the name tells me whether it has oxygen in its chemical composition.
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Well, you might’ve heard foods with carbohydrates are sometimes referred to by the abbreviation “carbs". If you know carbs are food, it’s obvious the word starting in “carb-” is the edible one.
If you weren’t familiar with that abbreviation, here’s another memory helper: Spaghetti carbonara contains carbs.
If you’re also not familiar with spaghetti carbonara, I’m very sorry for you.
