Question

Arrange the following sugars according to their increasing order of sweetness:

1. Fructose

2. Maltose

3. Dextrose

4. Saccharin

5. Aspartame 

Choose the correct code.

1. 3, 2, 1, 5, 4
2. 2, 3, 1, 4, 5
3. 3, 2, 1, 4, 5
4. 2, 3, 1, 5, 4

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 2 : 2, 3, 1, 4, 5

The correct answer is 2, 3, 1, 4, 5,.

• Sweetness is measured in terms of sucrose which is a common sugar.
• It is a disaccharide molecule composed of two monosaccharides - glucose and fructose.
• All the Sugars are compared with sucrose which is known as relative sweetness.
• Sugar according to their relative sweetness are as follows:
  • Maltose
  • Dextrose (Glucose)
  • Fructose
  • Saccharin
  • Aspartame 
• Saccharin is about 550 times sweeter than sugar. 
• Aspartame is the most widely used artificial sweetener it is about 180 times sweeter than sucrose.
• Fructose is the sweetest natural sugar.
• Other artificial sweeteners-
  • Sucrolase - 650 times sweeter than Sucrose.
  • Cyclamate - 7 times sweeter than sucrose.
  • L-Sugars - are sweet but do not provide Energy.