Monosaccharide
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doyah
The sweetness of monosaccharide is due to what?
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mstchem15
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Monosaccharide is a group of sugars. Not all monosaccharides are sweet, but the ones that are, are sweet because of the sape of the molecule and how it fits into your taste buds.
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mstchem15
Replied to:  Monosaccharide is a group of sugars. Not all monosaccharides are sweet,...
Shape(not sape) is due to functional groups on the molecule(makes fructios sweeter than glucose).
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