Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
This is a list of sugars and sugar products. Sugar is the generalized name for sweet, short-chain, soluble carbohydrates, many of which are used in food. They are composed of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen. There are various types of sugar derived from different sources. Generally speaking, chemical names ending in -ose indicate sugars.
Sugar beet syrup (Zuckerrübensirup in German) is made from the tuberous roots of the sugar beet (Beta vulgaris). [8] Sugar beet molasses, a by-product of the processing to make refined sugar, also exists but is mainly used for animal feed. [9] Yacón syrup is made from the tuberous roots of yacón (Smallanthus sonchifolius). [10] Sweet Cicely root
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 5 January 2025. Sweet-tasting, water-soluble carbohydrates This article is about the class of sweet-flavored substances used as food. For common table sugar, see Sucrose. For other uses, see Sugar (disambiguation). Sugars (clockwise from top-left): white refined, unrefined, unprocessed cane, brown Sugar ...
Brown sugar starts off much the same as white sugar (i.e., it comes from the cane) but instead of being completely refined, some molasses is retained and mixed in with the white sugar crystals ...
In the meantime, watch that nutrition label for the names added sugars tend to hide under—things like sucrose and glucose, evaporated cane sugar, and sweeteners like honey and syrup.
Amount of Sugar: 8.6 grams per fruit. Glycemic Index: 41. Try It: Pear, Brie and Rosemary Flatbreads. Pears are a tasty fruit composed of mostly water and a modest amount of sugar. Asian pears are ...
Fructose (/ ˈ f r ʌ k t oʊ s,-oʊ z /), or fruit sugar, is a ketonic simple sugar found in many plants, where it is often bonded to glucose to form the disaccharide sucrose. It is one of the three dietary monosaccharides, along with glucose and galactose , that are absorbed by the gut directly into the blood of the portal vein during digestion .
Inverted sugar syrup – (also called invert syrup) is an edible mixture of two simple sugars – glucose and fructose – that is made by heating sucrose (table sugar) with water and acid. [7] Kuromitsu – a Japanese sugar syrup, literally "black honey", it is similar to molasses, but thinner and milder