One tablespoon of standard sucrose, or table sugar, contains approximately 48 calories and about 12 grams of sugar.
Starch is a polymer of the monosaccharide glucose: Starch is the principal polysaccharide used by plants to store glucose for later use as energy. Plants often store starch in seeds or other specialized organs; for example, common sources of starch include rice, beans, wheat, corn, potatoes, and so on.
Because glucose is the good sugar, can be used by all our cells for energy and is essential for some parts of our bodies, the best sources of natural carbohydrates are starchy vegetables. Starch is a complex polymer of glucose molecules that are disassembled in our digestive systems and absorbed as glucose.