Glucose is a reducing sugar because it has a free aldehyde group that can reduce Tollens' or Fehling's reagent.
Which of the following is a reducing sugar?
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Which of the following is a reducing sugar?
Verified 30 May 2026.
Options
- A
Sucrose
- B
Glucose
- C
Starch
- D
Cellulose
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