Monosaccharides and disaccharides both have a sweet taste. What taste does a polysaccharide have?

Name: Monosaccharides and disaccharides both have a sweet taste. What taste does a polysaccharide have?
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Polysaccharides are complex carbohydrates and generally do not have a sweet taste. Unlike monosaccharides and disaccharides, which are simple sugars and taste sweet, polysaccharides are tasteless because they are too large to bind to the taste receptors on the tongue that detect sweet tastes.

Monosaccharides and Disaccharides Both Have a Sweet Taste