MHT CET 2022 Chemistry question

Which among the following carbohydrate molecules yields highest number of galactose molecules when one mole of each is hydrolyzed?

(A)Sucrose
(B)StachyoseCorrect
(C)Raffinose
(D)Lactose

Answer: (B)

Solution

Hydrolysis products: sucrose gives glucose + fructose (no galactose); lactose gives one glucose + one galactose (1 galactose); raffinose (trisaccharide) gives galactose + glucose + fructose (1 galactose);

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