BIOMOLECULES AND ENZYMES

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: -In fact, fructose is the sweetest naturally occurring carbohydrate. In nature, fructose is most often found as part of sucrose. Fructose is also found in plants as a monosaccharide, but never without the presence of other sugars.

Detailed explanation-3: -Fructose is the “sweetest” of all sugars (i.e. with the highest intensity of sweetness) and it is most abundant in fruits and honey. On the contrary, galactose, the other monosaccharide, has low sweet intensity and can rarely be found free in foods.

Detailed explanation-4: -Fructose is the sweetest sugar. Glucose is the most common monosaccharide, a subcategory of carbohydrates.

Detailed explanation-5: -Fructose, the sweetest of the sugars, formed the shortest and strongest hydrogen bonds with water. The researchers surmise that shorter hydrogen bonds with water could allow the sugar molecule to bind more snugly with the protein receptor, causing greater stimulation and perception of sweetness.