Question

Which one of the following is not an artificial sweetening agent?
(a) Saccharin
(b) Aspartame
(c) Sucralose
(d) Sucrose

Answer 1

Hint: It is formed when the glucose and the fructose combine together and are usually called cane sugar. It is obtained mostly from the plants and is consumed by the humans as the natural sweetener that adds sweetness to any substance.

Complete answer:
Sucrose is a carbohydrate that is not an artificial sweetening agent having large calories and when taken in an extra amount may be harmful for human health. It is not easily oxidized by an oxidizing agent in an aqueous solution that is generally weak. When natural sugars like sucrose are not present in its place certain artificial sweeteners are added having low calories and are thus called the intense sugars.

Additional information
The carbon in the plants is transported with the help of the sucrose in plants. It is soluble in water and the plant cells like phloem and vascular tissues help in the transportation of sucrose. The sucrose then travels from the cells where they are produced and then reaches to the intercellular spaces of the leaves and then reaches to the vascular tissues and finally comes to phloem through special pumps.
The xylem or the vascular tissue adds water to prevent sucrose from solidifying. To reach the stems and roots sucrose then travels down through the phloem and requires energy which is formed by the leaves.
The sucrose then gets absorbed by these cells and the enzymes of these cells will break them down to form different components. Now these broken components enter the mitochondria to generate energy through the process of Kreb cycle. For the maintenance of various roots and stems the ATP generated is used in many reactions of the cells.

So, the correct answer is option d) "Sucrose".

Hint:
Life on earth totally depends on Sucrose and also on many other carbohydrates as it is the first thing that is taken out from plants on a large scale to make white sugars.
Sugarcane and sugar beet contain sucrose.