Hexose sugars
Hexose sugars all contain six carbon atoms. They possess either a ketone or aldehyde group, dividing hexoses into aldoses, like glucose, and ketoses, like fructose[1].
- ↑ FAO Coprorate Document Repository. Carbohydrates. 2016 [cited 17/10/16] available from: http://www.fao.org/docrep/X5738E/x5738e06.htm