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Disaccharides are best defined as what?

A)Molecules added to soft drinks and other foods that are not found in nature.
B)Carbohydrates made by combining two smaller monosaccharides, such as glucose + fructose.
C)Carbohydrates made by combining many smaller sugars, such as starch.
D)Proteins made by combining many amino acids in a chain.

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Answer: Option B

Explanation: Disaccharides can be defined as the molecule which is formed by the two monosaccharides.

These molecules are made of two same or different types of monosaccharide. These are found in the our daily diets and gets didested in the stomach after being dissociated into monosaccharides.

Example: glucose+ fructose, fructose+ fructose, glucose+ glucose.

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