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What is the difference between reducing sugar and starch?

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Any sugar which is capable of acting as a reducing agent is known as a reducing sugar. Starch is a complex polymer made from amylase and amylopectin and is a non-reducing sugar. Most of the reducing sugars are monosaccharides. Starch is a polysaccharide.
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