Are Cotton and Paper Carbohydrates? A Look at Cellulose
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According to the University of Utah's Learn.Genetics, cotton fibers are made of a carbohydrate called cellulose, a polymer of glucose. This might come as a surprise, but the materials we use every day, such as cotton and paper, are indeed complex carbohydrates, differing significantly from the sugars we eat for energy.
