Question

Reducing sugar and non reducing sugar estimation in flour samples

Answer 1

Reducing sugar is a saccharide that is capable of acting as a reducing agent because it has a free aldehyde or  ketone group.

The Saccharide which reduces Fehling’s  solution , Benedict’s solution & Tollen’s reagent are called reducing sugars.

The Saccharides which do not reduce Fehling’s  solution , Benedict’s solution & Tollen’s reagent are called  Non reducing sugars.