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What are monosaccharides?

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Monosaccharides or simple sugars consist of one sugar unit that cannot be further broken down into simpler sugars. Examples of monosaccharides in foods are glucose, fructose and galactose.

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What are monosaccharides?

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What are monosaccharides?

Q. Which of the following are monosaccharides?

STATEMENT-1 : All monosaccharides are sweet in taste.
STATEMENT-2 : All monosaccharides have the general formula,

C_{6} H_{12} O_{6}

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Glucose and fructose are both monosaccharides.

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