HUMAN NUTRITION

NUTRITION

CARBOHYDRATES

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Sucrose is made up of
A
glucose + fructose
B
glucose + glucose
C
glucose + ribose
D
glucose + galactose
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Disaccharides are made up of two linked monosaccharides and are broken back down into monosaccharides during digestion ( 1 ). Sucrose is a disaccharide consisting of one glucose molecule and one fructose molecule, or 50% glucose and 50% fructose.

Detailed explanation-2: -sucrose is a disaccharide formed by condensation of a glucose molecule and a fructose molecule.

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