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widely distributed in the plant and animal kingdoms. Starch is extracted 

 from plants and used commercially in several ways. 



Dextrins may be formed by partial digestion of starch. They are also 

 made directly from sugar by chemical condensation. Glycogen is a 

 starch-like polysaccharide formed from glucose in the animal body and 

 in some of the bacteria, fungi, and algae. Inulin is a polysaccharide 

 formed by condensation from fructose. 



