FOOD TECHNOLOGY

FOOD CHEMISTRY

CARBOHYDRATES PROTEINS AND LIPIDS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Glucose, Fructose, and Lactose are all examples of which molecule?
A
Simple carbohydrate
B
Complex Carbohydrate
C
Protein
D
Fat
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Simple Carbohydrates. Simple carbohydrates are grouped as either monosaccharides or disaccharides. Monosaccharides contain only one molecule; glucose, fructose, and galactose are all monosaccharides. Disaccharides contain two molecules; lactose, maltose, and sucrose are classified as disaccharides.

Detailed explanation-2: -You’ve probably heard the terms fructose, glucose, lactose and sucrose before, and you may know that they’re all types of sugar.

Detailed explanation-3: -Common examples of simple carbohydrates include glucose, fructose, galactose, sucrose, lactose, and maltose. Examples of complex carbohydrates include starch, glycogen, and cellulose.

Detailed explanation-4: -Sucrose, glucose and fructose are all simple carbohydrates or simple sugars. Glucose and fructose are individual sugar units and are also called monosaccharides.

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