How does bread turning into sugar work? Why aren’t carbs considered sugar?

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Answer 1

From an ELI5 standpoint, it is the other way around.

Carbohydrates are the larger class. What we call sugars are simple carbs whereas starches are complex carbohydrates. Basically our body has means to break down starches into sugars – it actually starts with the saliva that we produce.