why there’s no such thing as edible without carbon elements?

Question

why carbon is so integral part of edibles? there’s probably no edible without it.

In: Chemistry

Answer 1

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Answer 2

Edibles are organic stuff right? (Organic as in makes up organisms) you don’t eat rocks or metals.
Organic molecules are actually just lots of carbon, hydrogen and a couple oxygens and other stuff

Answer 3

yo you eat bcs you want that sweet Glucose to produce ATP. Glucose = C6H12O6. No Carbon, no sugar, no energy