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Which test is able to tell the difference between Glucose and Fructose?


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The difference between glucose and fructose is as follows:-

Glucose

Fructose

It is a six-membered ring. It is a five-membered ring
It is an aldohexose sugar. It is a type of sugar called ketohexose.
It is also referred to as grape sugar or blood sugar. It is also referred to as fruit sugar.
A pyranose ring structure is formed.A furan ring structure is formed.

The open structure of glucose is as follows:-

The open structure of fructose is as follows:-

Cyclic structure of glucose

Cyclic structure of fructose


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