Of the over 200 types of carbohydrates that exist, there are 8 essential sugars (carbohydrates)that are required for the proper function of your body. It is the following 8 sugars that form the foundation of glyconutrients.
- Fucose
- Galactose
- Glucose
- Mannose
- N-acetylgalactosamine
- N-acetylglucosamine
- N-acetylneuraminic acid
- Xylose
All of these sugars are naturally occurring plant carbohydrates. Each of these natural sugars has specific duties within your body and as a whole work to provide adequate nutrients to your body. While glucose and galactose are rather easily found in your daily diet through diary products and regular table sugar, the other 6 glyconutrients are rather hard to come by.
