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Is there any difference between glucose and fructose ?
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Yogita Ingle 6 years, 4 months ago

GLUCOSE

FRUCTOSE

Also known as grape sugar

Also known as fruit sugar

Six-membered ring

Five-membered ring

The preferred energy source for the body

Not the preferred energy source for brain and muscles

Less lipogenic

More lipogenic

Less fat producing

More fat producing

Relies on hexokinase/ glucokinase for

initiating metabolism

Relies on fructokinase for initiating metabolism

It is an aldohexose

It is a ketohexose

Forms a pyranose ring structure

Forms a furan ring structure

Abhinav Singh 6 years, 4 months ago

Fructose and glucose have same formula but different structures

Priya Dharshini ? 6 years, 4 months ago

Fructose is a simple sugar commonly found in fruits and vegetables. Glucose is blood sugar, is present in all major carbohydrates like starch and table sugar. I think so this is difference
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