BIOMOLECULES AND ENZYMES

BIOLOGY

CARBOHYDRATES

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The sweetest sugar is ____
A
Maltose
B
Galactose
C
Fructose
D
Glucose
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Fructose is the sweetest naturally occurring sugar, estimated to be twice as sweet as sucrose. Fructose is also derived from the digestion of sucrose, a disaccharide consisting of glucose and fructose that is broken down by glycoside hydrolase enzymes during digestion.

Detailed explanation-2: -d. Sucrose. Hint: This monosaccharide sugar is one of the three most essential blood sugars that have the 6-membered ring-shaped sugar that is the sweetest among all naturally occurring carbohydrates contained in several of our regular foods.

Detailed explanation-3: -Table sugar and the sucrose found in processed foods are commonly extracted from sugar cane or sugar beets. Sucrose tastes less sweet than fructose alone but sweeter than glucose alone (2).

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