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Invert sugar is:

1. a type of cane sugar
2. optically inactive form of sugar
3. mixture of glucose and galactose
4. mixture of glucose and fructose in equimolar quantities

Correct answer: mixture of glucose and fructose in equimolar quantities

Solution

Invert sugar is produced by hydrolysis of sucrose, giving equal moles of glucose and fructose. The name comes from the inversion of optical rotation after hydrolysis.

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