In the food nutrition standard in Japan, carbs are generic term for "carbohydrates excluding carbon fiber" and sugars are generic term for "monosaccharides and disaccharides".
In addition to sugars, carbs include components other than natural fibers that are treated as charcoal compounds, such as tri- or higher saccharides, polysaccharides such as starch, and sugar alcohols.
Some carbs/sugars have not only function as an energy source, but also prebiotic effects such as intestinal regulation, body fat reduction, suppression of blood sugar elevation, non cariogenic, and antioxidative properties. For example, fructooligosaccharides, which are produced by enzymes with sugar as the raw material, are indigestible oligosaccharides. They are selectively assimilated by useful intestinal bacteria such as bifidobacterium. Therefore, fructooligosaccharides have low cariogenicity and the effects of improving constipation and suppressing intestinal putrefaction.
FUJIFILM Wako provides several types of carbs/sugars for various fields of applications.