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What are reducing and non-reducing sugars?

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Monosaccharides include glucose and fructose, while disaccharides include sucrose and lactose. ... A reducing sugar is a sugar that has a free aldehyde or ketone that can act as a reducing agent. A non-reducing sugar does not have a free aldehyde or ketone, so it cannot act as a reducing agent

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