NUTRITION
CARBOHYDRATES
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Detailed explanation-1: -Words ending in-ose: The suffix-ose is used in biochemistry to form the names of sugars. In Latin this suffix means “full of”, “abounding in”, or “like”. Sucrose, dextrose, glucose, maltose, fructose, and lactose are all scientific names for different types of sugar.
Detailed explanation-2: -Here are some tips to help you spot the sugar in foods. Sugars often end in “-ose.” Common examples include fructose, sucrose, glucose, dextrose, lactose, maltose.
Detailed explanation-3: -The figure below shows the most common monosaccharides: glucose, fructose and galactose (six-carbon monosaccharides), and ribose and deoxyribose (five-carbon monosaccharides). Note that they are all named using the suffix –ose, which means sugar.