The sweet taste of fruits is due to______. Fructose , or fruit su

The sweet taste of fruits is due to______. Fructose , or fruit su
| The sweet taste of fruits is due to______.

A. Lactose

B. Fructose

C. Maltose

D. Ribose

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Right Answer is: B

SOLUTION


  • Fructose, or fruit sugar, is a simple ketonic monosaccharide found in many plants, where it is often bonded to glucose to form the disaccharide sucrose.

  • It is one of the three dietary monosaccharides, along with glucose and galactose, that are absorbed directly into the bloodstream during digestion. Fructose was discovered by French chemist Augustin-Pierre Dubrunfaut in 1847.

  • The name "fructose" was coined in 1857 by the English chemist William Miller. Pure, dry fructose is a very sweet, white, odorless, crystalline solid and is the most water-soluble of all the sugars. Fructose is found in honey, tree and vine fruits, flowers, berries, and most root vegetables.

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