1 Metabolism: Once ingested, most carbohydrates and complex sugars are broken down into the simple sugar glucose. 2  However, in the digestion of sucrose, both glucose and fructose are released into the bloodstream. 3  Glucose is the primary fuel utilized by the brain and working muscles.
Confidence votes 263. The phrase carat TW means the carat total weight. This implies there may be multiple diamonds involved in the piece of jewelry and when they are all added together, one-tenth of a carat is their combined weight. Carat is just a diamond industry special word for weight of a diamond stone.
The Uncle Sam Diamond. This 40.23-carat, white diamond is the biggest diamond found in the United States. Discovered here in 1924, it was named the Uncle Sam diamond. Legend has it that the diamond was named after its finder, W.O. Basham, who went by the nickname, Uncle Sam. Over the years it was cut twice.