Multiple choice

The tasteless sugars are

  1. Mono-saccharides

  2. Poly-saccharides

  3. Oligo-saccharides

  4. Di-saccharides

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B Correct answer
Explanation

They are also known as Non-sugars since they are non-crystalline, insoluble in water, and are tasteless. Poly-saccharides are defined as the carbohydrates which on hydrolysis yields more than 10 monosaccharide units . Polysaccharides have general formula Cx(H2O)y , which is also represented as (C6H10O5)n where n ranges from40-3000.

 

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