<prompt> The rate of absorption of sugars by the small intestine is highest for:PolysaccharidesDisaccharidesHexosesPentoses  <response>: Hexose absorption is twice as fast as pentose absorption. The absorption rate of hexoses in intestine is : Galactose Glucose Fructose. Glucose Galactose are absorbed by SGLT-1 Sodium dependent glucose transpo, against the concentration gradient active transpo. But Fructose is absorbed by GLUT-5, along the concentration gradient passive transpo. remember passive transpo is much slower as compared to active transpo All the monosaccharides exit from intestinal cells into blood GLUT-2. Disaccharides and polysaccharides are broken down to their respective monosaccharides before absorption. 