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grape sugar

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grape sugar: see glucose glucose, dextrose, or grape sugar, monosaccharide sugar with the empirical formula C6H12O6 .
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glucose

 or dextrose or grape sugar or corn sugar

Organic compound, a simple sugar (monosaccharide), chemical formula C6H12O6. The product of photosynthesis in plants, it is found in fruits and honey. As the major circulating free sugar in blood, it is the source of energy in cell function and a major participant in metabolism. Control of its level and metabolism is of great importance (see insulin). Glucose and fructose make up sucrose. Glucose units in long chains make up polysaccharides (e.g., cellulose, glycogen, starch). Glucose is used in foods, medicine, brewing, and wine making and as the source of various other organic chemicals.


grape sugar [′grāp ‚shu̇g·ər]
(biochemistry)


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This process, known as mutage, arrests the fermentation and allows the wine to retain its natural sweetness from unfermented grape sugars.
It is in this stage that grape sugar is gradually changed into alcohol and the wine becomes transparent.
Shifts in grape sugar content can have serious implications for how wines are blended to balance their alcohol content.
 
 
 
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