Which of the following sugar is absorbed from the small intestine by facilitated diffusion

Options

A. Fructose
B. Glucose
C. Sucrose
D. Lactose

Answer

A

Explanation

Fructose is consumed in the form of sucrose. It is digested and then absorbed as free fructose. As sucrose comes into the contact with the membrane of small intestine it enters the cell from the intestinal lumen via facilitated diffusion through another transporter.