NUTRITION
CARBOHYDRATES
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Sucrose (table sugar) Lactose (Milk Sugar) Maltose (Grain sugar) are examples of
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polysaccharides
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monosaccarides
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disaccharides
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None of the above
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -A disaccharide (also called a double sugar ) is the sugar formed when two monosaccharides (simple sugars) are joined by glycosidic linkage . Like monosaccharides, disaccharides are soluble in water. Three common examples are sucrose, lactose, and maltose.
Detailed explanation-2: -Sucrose is a disaccharide commonly known as ‘table sugar’ or quite simply as ‘sugar’, comprising two monosaccharides, fructose and glucose.
Detailed explanation-3: -So, the correct answer is ‘Maltose’
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