FOOD TECHNOLOGY

INTRODUCTION TO FOOD TECHNOLOGY

DEFINITION OF FOOD TECHNOLOGY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Glucose is found in fruits and honey
A
True
B
False
C
Either A or B
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Fructose, or “fruit sugar, ‘’ is a monosaccharide like glucose ( 1 ). It’s naturally found in fruit, honey, agave, and most root vegetables. Moreover, it’s commonly added to processed foods in the form of high fructose corn syrup.

Detailed explanation-2: -Fruit contains two types of sugar: fructose and glucose. The proportions of each vary, but most fruits are about half glucose and half fructose. Glucose raises blood sugar, so the body must use insulin to metabolize it. Fructose does not raise blood sugar.

Detailed explanation-3: -Fructose: A simple sugar (monosaccharide) found in honey, many fruits, and some vegetables. Fructose linked to glucose is the structure of table sugar, or sucrose.

Detailed explanation-4: -Glucose, dextrose or grape sugar occurs naturally in fruits and plant juices and is the primary product of photosynthesis. Fructose or fruit sugar occurs naturally in fruits, some root vegetables, cane sugar and honey and is the sweetest of the sugars.

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