Fehling's test is specific to reducing sugars. It gives positive results with sugars with a free aldehyde or ketone group) such as Fructose, Glucose, Galactose, Lactose & Maltose. It is used to differentiate between non-reducing (e.g. sucrose) & reducing sugars. It gives red or orange precipitate with reducing sugars.
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