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The Active Ingredient, Sucralose, in an Artificial Sweetener, Splenda, Is

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The active ingredient, sucralose, in an artificial sweetener, Splenda, is shown below. Sucralose is advertised as being made from table sugar. What is the main difference between sucrose (table sugar) and sucralose? The active ingredient, sucralose, in an artificial sweetener, Splenda, is shown below. Sucralose is advertised as being made from table sugar. What is the main difference between sucrose (table sugar)  and sucralose?   A)  Sucralose is a disaccharide, while sucrose is a monosaccharide. B)  Sucralose has a six-membered and a five-membered ring, unlike the two six-membered rings in sucrose. C)  Sucralose has a glycosidic bond between the two saccharide units, unlike the C-C bond in sucrose. D)  Some hydroxyl groups in sucrose are replaced by chlorine atoms in sucralose. E)  Sucralose has a six-membered and a five-membered ring, unlike the two five-membered rings in sucrose.


A) Sucralose is a disaccharide, while sucrose is a monosaccharide.
B) Sucralose has a six-membered and a five-membered ring, unlike the two six-membered rings in sucrose.
C) Sucralose has a glycosidic bond between the two saccharide units, unlike the C-C bond in sucrose.
D) Some hydroxyl groups in sucrose are replaced by chlorine atoms in sucralose.
E) Sucralose has a six-membered and a five-membered ring, unlike the two five-membered rings in sucrose.

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