Sucrose Molecule
A Sucrose Molecule is a naturally occurring disaccharide that ...
- AKA: Sugar.
- Context:
- It can (typically) be found in Plants.
- It can be represented with the formula C12H22O11.
- It can range from being in a Sucrose Solution or in a Sucrose Crystal.
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- Counter-Example(s):
- Maltose.
- Lactose.
- a Monosaccharide, such as glucose or fructose.
- a Sugar Substitute, such as an artificial sweetener (such as Sucralose).
- See: Monoclinic, Sugar Cane, Sugar Beet, Stevia.
References
2017
- (Wikipedia, 2017) ⇒ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sucrose Retrieved:2017-11-22.
- Sucrose is common table sugar. It is a naturally occurring disaccharide, a molecule composed of the two monosaccharides glucose and fructose. Sucrose is found in all plants. It has the formula C12H22O11.
For human consumption, sucrose is extracted, and refined, from either sugar cane or sugar beet. The modern sugar refinement processes involves bleaching, to remove residual color, and crystallization. Crystallization is a purification process which removes other substances, and which produces crystals of pure sucrose. These crystals are clear, odorless, and have a sweet taste. En masse, the crystals appear white.
Sucrose plays a central role as an ingredient in food production and food recipes all over the world. About 175 million metric tons of sucrose sugar were produced worldwide in 2013.
- Sucrose is common table sugar. It is a naturally occurring disaccharide, a molecule composed of the two monosaccharides glucose and fructose. Sucrose is found in all plants. It has the formula C12H22O11.
1982
- (Kanarek & Gambill, 1982) ⇒ Robin B. Kanarek, and Nilla Orthen-Gambill. (1982). “Differential Effects of Sucrose, Fructose and Glucose on Carbohydrate-induced Obesity in Rats.” The Journal of nutrition 112, no. 8
- ABSTRACT: Caloric intakes, body weights, plasma glucose levels and glucose tolerance were examined in male Sprague-Dawley rats given a single standard diet or the standard diet and one of four sources of sugar: 1) a 32% glucose solution, 2) a 32 % fructose solution, 3) a 32% sucrose solution or 4) granulated sucrose. After 50 days, blood was collected from fasted animals for analyses of serum glucose, triglycerides and insulin levels. Livers, kidneys, epididymal and retroperitoneal fat depots and intrascapular brown adipose tissue (BAT) were removed and weighed. Animals given sugar solutions and the standard diet consumed significantly more calories, gained more weight and had significantly more retroperitoneal fat than controls given only the standard diet. Although rats given granulated sucrose and the standard diet did not eat more, they did gain significantly more weight per kilocalorie consumed and had more retroperitoneal fat than controls. Rats given the sucrose solution had significantly more BAT than controls or rats given the fructose solution or granulated sucrose. Rats receiving glucose had significantly more BAT than controls. Access to the fructose or sucrose solutions led to a decreased ability to tolerate an oral glucose load. Animals given fructose had significantly greater serum triglyceride levels than controls or rats given the glucose or sucrose solutions.
2019
- (Wikipedia, 2019) ⇒ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sucrose Retrieved:2019-3-28.
- {{| Section4 = {{Sucrose is common table sugar. It is a disaccharide, a molecule composed of two monosaccharides: glucose and fructose. Sucrose is produced naturally in plants, from which table sugar is refined. It has the molecular formula C12H22O11.
For human consumption, sucrose is extracted, and refined, from either sugar cane or sugar beet. Sugar mills are located where sugarcane is grown to crush the cane and produce raw sugar which is shipped around the world for refining into pure sucrose. Some sugar mills also process the raw sugar into pure sucrose. Sugar beet factories are located in colder climates where the beet is grown and process the beets directly into refined sugar. The sugar refining process involves washing the raw sugar crystals before dissolving them into a sugar syrup which is filtered and then passed over carbon to remove any residual colour. The by-now clear sugar syrup is then concentrated by boiling under a vacuum and crystallized as the final purification process to produce crystals of pure sucrose. These crystals are clear, odourless, and have a sweet taste. En masse, the crystals appear white.
Sugar is often an added ingredient in food production and food recipes. About 185 million tonnes of sugar were produced worldwide in 2017.
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