In starches, which plants mostly store for energy in roots and seeds, glucose molecules are joined together by alpha linkages, most of which can be easily cleaved by enzymes in your digestive tract.
Cietēs, ko augi uzglabā enerģijai lielākoties saknēs un sēklās, glikozes molekulas savieno alfa saite, no kurām lielāko daļu viegli var sašķelt tava gremošanas trakta fermenti.