Brief Introduction
The fructose belongs to the carbohydrates (molecules composed by Carbons, Hydrogens and Oxygens), which are one of the basic components of food and its main function is to supply energy.
There are different types of carbohydrates:
As we can see the Fructose belongs to the Monosaccharides which are only one sugar molecule. It is also the most important ketose sugar, a hexose, and is a reducing sugar. |
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