List of sugars

Overview of "List of Sugars".

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List of Sugars

Sugars are simple carbohydrates that are sweet in taste and are used in a variety of foods and beverages. They are classified into monosaccharides, disaccharides, and polysaccharides.

Monosaccharides

Monosaccharides are the simplest form of sugars and cannot be hydrolyzed to smaller sugars. They include:

• Glucose: Also known as dextrose, it is one of the most important sugars in human metabolism.
• Fructose: It is a sugar found in many plants and is one of the three dietary monosaccharides.
• Galactose: It is less sweet than glucose and fructose and is a component of lactose.

Disaccharides

Disaccharides are sugars composed of two monosaccharides. They include:

• Sucrose: Commonly known as table sugar, it is composed of glucose and fructose.
• Lactose: It is a sugar composed of galactose and glucose and is found in milk.
• Maltose: It is a sugar produced from starch by the enzyme amylase.

Polysaccharides

Polysaccharides are complex carbohydrates. They are polymers made up of many monosaccharides.

• Starch: It is a polysaccharide in plants, consisting entirely of glucose.
• Glycogen: It is a multibranched polysaccharide of glucose that serves as a form of energy storage in animals and fungi.

See Also

• Carbohydrate
• Sugar substitute
• Sugar alcohol

External Links

• The Sugar Association
• World Health Organization: Sugars intake for adults and children

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