01
Which of the following is the major sugar found in maple syrup?
Glucose
Maltose
Fructose
Sucrose
Glucose
Maltose
Fructose
Mannose
02
Which of the following sugars is most commonly found in fruits?
Catalase
Invertase
Diastase
Glucose oxidase
03
Which of the following enzymes do honeybees use to break down sucrose into glucose and fructose?
Erythritol
Sorbitol
Mannitol
Xylitol
04
Which of the following sugar alcohols is commonly used in sugar-free chewing gum?
Dulcoside A
Rebaudioside C
Rebaudioside A
Stevioside
05
The following compounds are all found in stevia plant extract. Which has the highest sweetness relative to sucrose?
Brazil
Paraguay
Chile
Uruguay
06
Stevia is derived from
a plant native to South America. In which country was it first discovered?
Stevia rebaudiana
25
425
225
625
07
How many times as sweet as sucrose is mogrocide V, the sweetest of the compounds found in monk fruit?
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Correct Answers
1. Which of the following is the major sugar found in maple syrup?
2. Which of the following sugars is most commonly found in fruits?
3. Which of the following enzymes do honeybees use to break down sucrose into glucose and fructose?
4. Which of the following sugar alcohols is commonly used in sugar-free chewing gum?
Sucrose
Fructose
Invertase
Xylitol
Correct Answers
5. The following compounds are all found in stevia plant extract. Which has the highest sweetness relative to sucrose?
6. Stevia is derived from Stevia rebaudiana, a plant native to South America. In which country was it first discovered?
7. How many times as sweet as sucrose is mogrocide V, the sweetest of the compounds found in monk fruit?
Rebaudioside A
Paraguay
425
