Multiple choice

Which of the following is the sweetest sugar?

  1. Sucrose

  2. Glucose

  3. Fructose

  4. Maltose
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Explanation

Fructose is the sweetest naturally occurring sugar, approximately 1.7 times sweeter than sucrose (table sugar) and much sweeter than glucose or maltose. This is why fructose is used as a sweetener in many processed foods. Sucrose (common sugar), glucose (blood sugar), and maltose (malt sugar) are all less sweet by comparison.

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