All About
Sweeteners
by D. Eric Walters, Ph.D.
by D. Eric Walters, Ph.D.
Artice of the week:
Sucrose
© by D. Eric Walters
Other names:
Table sugar
beta-D-Fructofuranosyl-alpha-D-glucopyranoside
alpha-D-Glucopyranosyl-beta-D-fructofuranoside
Beet sugar
Cane sugar
Saccharose
Taste:
Sucrose is the standard sweet taste against which all other sweeteners are judged. It has a clean sweet taste, without bitterness or other off-tastes, and with relatively quick onset.
Calories:
Sucrose, like other carbohydrates, provides 4 calories per gram.
Safety:
Sucrose is a ubiquitous nutrient in the diet. It can have adverse effects, including dental caries.
Chemistry:
Sucrose is a disaccharide, formed from the monosaccharides glucose + fructose.
Molecular formula: C12H22O11
Molecular weight: 342.30
Properties:
Solubility: 1 g. in 0.5 mL water; 1 g. in 0.2 mL boiling water
Other links:
Sucrose on Wikipedia
Sucrose was a Molecule of the Month in December, 1996, at Oxford University.
SweetenerBook.com
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