GLOSSARY Carbohydrates are a family of biomolecules, ubiquitous in Nature, based on a common polyhydoxylated backbone though varying in size (from small molecules to macromolecules), in fine structure (configuration and functionalization), and possessing a wide range of biological properties and roles making them indispensable to life. Amphiphiles are molecular architectures with parts exhibiting different types of polarity, generally including hydrophilic and hydrophobic groups. Surfactants are molecules possessing the ability to modulate interfacial tension, notably water surface tension. Bio-based chemicals are chemical products which are obtained by transformation of a starting material arising from biomass, such as carbohydrates, fats, proteins, terpenes. DEFINITION OF THE SUBJECT Surfactants are commodity chemicals used in an incredibly wide range of situations of the everyday life, and must therefore be improved constantly in terms of environmental impact, sustainability and performance. One way towards more sustainable surfactants is the use of renewable resources as raw materials for their manufacture, in place of fossil ones. Since the structure of surfactant combines a polar part to a hydrophobic one, carbohydrates, which are very polar molecules, appear as ideal candidates for serving as renewable building blocks in the synthesis of bio-based surfactants. Developed first with the aim of providing added-value to some agricultural crops and by products, this strategy shows nowadays a rebirth in the context of green and sustainable chemistry. The chapter illustrates, from the chemical point of view, the diversity of molecular structures which belong to the family of carbohydrate-based surfactants.