Facts about Fructose
Fructose is a simple sugar found in many foods. Common table sugar is made of equal amounts fructose and glucose. Similarly, high-fructose corn syrup, commonly used to sweeten foods, contains a mixture of fructose and glucose. Fructose is sweeter than glucose, and for this reason it has been used i...
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Fructose is a simple sugar found in many foods. Common table sugar is made of equal amounts fructose and glucose. Similarly, high-fructose corn syrup, commonly used to sweeten foods, contains a mixture of fructose and glucose. Fructose is sweeter than glucose, and for this reason it has been used in many sweetened foods. This revised 2-page fact sheet was written by Wendy Dahl, Lauren Foster, and Russel Owen, and published by the UF Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, June 2013.
FSHN10-01/FS148: Facts about Fructose (ufl.edu)
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spelling | doaj-art-4dfd7e9f110d4eddb8fe9039e41dd34c2025-02-07T14:06:52ZengThe University of Florida George A. Smathers LibrariesEDIS2576-00092014-02-0120141Facts about FructoseWendy J. Dahl0Lauren FosterRussell J. OwenUniversity of Florida Fructose is a simple sugar found in many foods. Common table sugar is made of equal amounts fructose and glucose. Similarly, high-fructose corn syrup, commonly used to sweeten foods, contains a mixture of fructose and glucose. Fructose is sweeter than glucose, and for this reason it has been used in many sweetened foods. This revised 2-page fact sheet was written by Wendy Dahl, Lauren Foster, and Russel Owen, and published by the UF Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, June 2013. FSHN10-01/FS148: Facts about Fructose (ufl.edu) https://ojs.test.flvc.org/edis/article/view/131442FS148 |
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