Which of the following is the sweetest sugar?

Correct option is D

The correct answer is (d) Fructose

Explanation:
• Fructose (fruit sugar) is the sweetest of all naturally occurring sugars.
• It is nearly 1.7 times sweeter than sucrose (table sugar).
• It is a ketohexose found in fruits, honey, and root vegetables.

Information Booster:
• Sucrose is a disaccharide made of glucose and fructose.
• Lactose (milk sugar) is the least sweet sugar.

Additional Knowledge:
Maltose (Option a)
• About 30-50% as sweet as sucrose.
Glucose (Option b)
• About 70-80% as sweet as sucrose.
Sucrose (Option c)
• The standard (benchmark) for sweetness, given a value of 100.

So the correct answer is (d)