Question

The major component of honey is _ _ _.

• A. Glucose
• B. Sucrose
• C. Maltose
• D. Fructose

Hint:

Think about the two simple sugars formed when bees break down nectar, and which one is present in a larger share.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is D

Step 1: Recall where honey comes from.
Bees collect nectar from flowers, and nectar is rich in the sugar sucrose. Once bees carry it to the hive, their enzymes split sucrose into two simpler sugars.

Step 2: Name the two sugars formed.
Splitting sucrose gives equal starting amounts of glucose and fructose, but as honey ripens and water evaporates, fructose ends up as the larger of the two shares. This is also why honey feels sweeter than plain sugar, since fructose tastes sweeter than glucose.

Step 3: Check why the other sugars do not fit.
Sucrose is mostly used up during the conversion process inside the hive, so very little is left in the final honey. Glucose is present but in a smaller share than fructose. Maltose only shows up in trace amounts and plays no major role.

Step 4: State the answer.
Since fructose forms the biggest share of honey's sugar content, it is the major component.
The correct answer is Fructose.