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In a challenging scenario, Corn is subjected to boiling water, followed by cooling, resulting in a sweetened solution. Determine the reason behind this phenomenon among the following options:


 

Option: 1

Boiling water leads to the inactivation of enzymes.


Option: 2

Disaccharides undergo conversion into Monosaccharides.


Option: 3

Monosaccharides undergo conversion into Disaccharides.

 


Option: 4

None of these explanations is accurate.


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When corn is boiled, the heat causes the breakdown of complex carbohydrates such as disaccharides into simpler sugars  known as monosaccharides. Disaccharides, such as Sucrose are composed of two sugar molecules linked together. However, when exposed to heat, enzymes that break down disaccharides are inactivated, leading to the conversion of disaccharides into monosaccharides like Glucose and Fructose. This breakdown of complex carbohydrates into simpler sugars results in a sweeter taste in the solution. Therefore, the conversion of disaccharides to monosaccharides is the reason for the sweet taste observed after cooling boiled corn.

Hence, the correct answer is option 2. 

 

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