Chemistry PYQ 288 of 291 · Biomolecules

The sweetest among sugars is

  1. AFructose
  2. BGlucose
  3. CSucrose
  4. DLactose

46th BPSC Prelims 2004

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Correct answer: (a) Fructose

Explanation

Fructose (fruit sugar) is the sweetest natural sugar, about 1.7 times as sweet as sucrose. It is found in fruits and honey.

From sweetest down: fructose > sucrose > glucose > maltose > lactose.

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