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Monosaccharides (Glucose and Fructose)

They are carbohydrate molecules that cannot be broken down into simpler (smaller) carbohydrate molecules through hydrolysis. Monosaccharides are referred to as "simple sugars" or "sugars" in some circles, which implies that they are the simplest (and smallest) of all the carbohydrates in terms of their structure.