Question

Difference between reducing sugar and non reducing sugar

Answer 1

Answer:

Reducing sugar have free aldehyde or ketone group while non reducing sugar have don't.

Answer 2

Explanation:

Reducing sugars ::: Free aaldehyde group and ketone group [( -CHO ) and (-CO)]

these have the capacity to refuce the cupric ions in Bebedicts solution

ex:: Maltose , lactose

Non reducing sugars::: they do not bear such groups

it fails to reduce cupric ions in benedicts solution

ex: Sucrose