Ash is any inorganic material such as minerals which are found in food. It is termed as ash as its…
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Sugar alcohols are monosaccharide and disaccharide derivatives, such as sorbitol and xylitol, which are extensively used as sweeteners in the…
Starch is a white, granular and organic chemical which is formed by all green plants. It is a soft, white…
Lactose, a disaccharide composed of glucose and galactose, is the principal sugar of mammalian milk and the principal carbohydrate energy…
Fructose, a monosaccharide, is naturally present in fruits and is used in many food products as a sweetener. Fructose or…
Galactose also abbreviated as Gal, is a monosaccharide sugar which is about as sweet as glucose and 30% as sweet…
Maltose (also called malt sugar) consists of two molecules of glucose. It does not generally occur by itself in foods…
Amylopectin is a branched-chain polymer, which consists of o:-1,6-linked glucose units. Amylopectin is a highly branched chain and makes up…
Amylose is made up of long, unbranched chains of glucose molecules. It has only a-1,4 glycosidic bonds. It is a…
Ribose is a pentose sugar which is present in all living cells. It is crucial to maintain healthy total adenine…