What is non reducing sugar?

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Reducing and Non-reducing Sugars..
sugars which are capable to reducing the oxidizing agents such as Tollen reagents(AgO),Fehling reagents(CuO) or Ferricynide in alkaline solution are called the Reducing Sugars.examples are glucose,fructose,maltose,lactose etc.
but those sugar which are unable to reduce the such above oxidizing agents is called the Non-reducing sugars.Sucrose is a non-reducing sugar.

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