Which of the following is the sweetest sugar?
- AMaltose
- BGlucose
- CSucrose
- DFructose
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Correct answer: (d) 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.
The order of sweetness is roughly:
fructose > sucrose (table sugar) > glucose > maltose > lactose (milk sugar).