Ok im very confused here.
Are all sugars either NON reducing or reducing?
I have a table with lots of substances and results of tests. Most of them turn blue in benedict's solution.. does that mean they aren't sugars at all and are a different substance? OR does it mean that they might be sugars, just non reducing ones?
With the 'benedict's test' (i presume that means without hydrolising first)
substance a, b and d is blue. substance c however is brick red- so does that mean its a reducing sugar?
what happens if you do the reducing sugars test, and the solution is blue, and then you do the non reducing sugars test, and the solution is STILL blue? does that mean its not a sugar at all? thanks!