FOOD CHEMISTRY
CARBOHYDRATES PROTEINS AND LIPIDS
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Question
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C6H12O6 is the formula for which sugar?
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glucose
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frucotose
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maltose
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sucrose
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Glucose is a sugar with the molecular formula C6H12O6. Glucose is overall the most abundant monosaccharide, a subcategory of carbohydrates.
Detailed explanation-2: -Although glucose, galactose, and fructose all have the same chemical formula (C6H12O6), they differ structurally and chemically (and are known as isomers) because of the different arrangement of functional groups around the asymmetric carbon; all of these monosaccharides have more than one asymmetric carbon (Figure3.2.
Detailed explanation-3: -The molecular formula for glucose is C6H12O6.
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