AP EAMCET202017 Sep 2020Morning ShiftChemistryChemistry in Everyday LifeActual
Which of the following chemicals can be added for sweetening of food items at cooking temperature and does not provide calories?
Options
- ASucrose
- BGlucose
- CFructose
- DSucralose
Correct answer
D. Sucralose
Step-by-step solution
Out of sucrose, glucose, fructose and sucralose only sucrose and sucralose are sweetening agents. Sucrose is a natural sweetener but it aids to calorie intake. Sucralose is trichloro derivative of sucrose. It is an artificial sweetening agent which is stable at cooking temperature and does not provide calories.