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fruit sugar: see fructose fructose (frŭk`tōs), levulose ..... Click the link for more information. . fructoseor levulose or fruit sugarOrganic compound, one of the simple sugars (monosaccharides), chemical formula C6H12O6. It occurs in fruits, honey, syrups (especially corn syrup), and certain vegetables, usually along with its isomer glucose. Fructose and glucose are the components of the disaccharide sucrose (table sugar); hydrolysis of sucrose yields invert sugar, a 50:50 mixture of fructose and glucose. The sweetest of the common sugars, fructose is used in foods and medicines. |
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According to Martin Pamensky of Ceres Juice, a California-based all-natural juice company, "A one-half to three-quarter cup of pure fruit juice is equivalent to a single fruit and it's rich in natural fruit sugars, fructose and glucose, and above all caffeine-flee. The numbers in the "Sugar" column include milk and fruit sugars as well as added sugar. Fructose is fruit sugar in its natural form (yet another example of the tendency of natural, whole foods to promote a more balanced appetite, since they typically take longer to convert to glucose). |
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