A food scientist has chemically analyzed a food item to determine its ingredients. One of the ingredients was a simple chemical that consisted of a molecule of glucose bonded to a molecule of fructose. This ingredient was _____.

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The ingredient described is sucrose, which is made up of a glucose molecule and a fructose molecule bonded together. Oligofructose is a type of fiber, maltose is made up of two glucose molecules bonded together, and lactose is made up of a glucose molecule and a galactose molecule bonded together. Therefore, the correct answer is choice B, sucrose.

A Food Scientist Has Chemically Analyzed a Food Item to Determine