Sweetness Lab
Sweetness Lab
Hypothesis: If the Cellulose a polysaccharide is not sweet, then Monosaccharides must be sweet.
Lab results based on Taste:
Conclusion:
According to Butane monosaccharides are sweeter than polysaccharides and my Hypothesis is correct. Based on the table they are way sweeter and if you want to sweeten something, use a monosaccharide.
In this Lab we tasted sugar to see which type of Saccharide was the sweetest.
Types of Saccharides:
Hint: -ose means sugar
Monosaccharides
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Disaccharides
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Polysaccharides
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Fructose
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Sucrose
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Starch
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Glucose
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Maltose
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Cellulose
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Galactose
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Lactose
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Hypothesis: If the Cellulose a polysaccharide is not sweet, then Monosaccharides must be sweet.
Lab results based on Taste:
Table of Contents:
Mono = Monosaccharides
Di = Disaccharides
Poly = Polysaccharides
Scale = 0-120
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Carb
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Type
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Sweetness
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Color
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Texture
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Taste
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Galactose
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Mono
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105
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White
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Sandy
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Sugar
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Glucose
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Mono
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110
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White
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Grainy
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Sugar
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Fructose
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Mono
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120
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White
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Sugar like
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Sugar
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Maltose
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Di
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85
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Brown
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Grainy
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Raisin Bran
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Sucrose
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Di
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100
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White
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Grainy
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Sweet Powder
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Lactose
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Di
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75
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White
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Fine
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Sweet Sand
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Starch
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Poly
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0
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White
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Sticky
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Flour
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Cellulose
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Poly
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0
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White
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Sticky
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None
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Conclusion:
According to Butane monosaccharides are sweeter than polysaccharides and my Hypothesis is correct. Based on the table they are way sweeter and if you want to sweeten something, use a monosaccharide.
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