BIOLOGY
CARBOHYDRATES
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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in milk
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in sugar cane
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in honey
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in dried fruit
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in ripe fruits
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Detailed explanation-1: -Where does fructose come from? Sometimes called “fruit sugar, ” fructose is a naturally occurring sugar found primarily in fruits (such as apples, dates, figs, pears and prunes), but also in vegetables (such as artichokes, asparagus, mushrooms, onions and red peppers), honey, sugar beets and sugar cane.
Detailed explanation-2: -’Sugar’ is sucrose, naturally made in all green plants through the process of photosynthesis. Sugars in Fruits and Vegetables. Sucrose is found in fruits and vegetables, and is purified from sugar cane and sugar beets for use in cooking and food production.
Detailed explanation-3: -During ripening, there is an increase in the breakdown of starch inside the fruit, and a corresponding increase in the amount of simple sugars which taste sweet, such as sucrose, glucose, and fructose.