Sucrose

can be found naturally in fruits, vegetables, and milk, the majority of sugar being consumed in found in processed foods and beverages. The name for sugar can be hidden in food labels and can vary from high fructose corn syrup, glucose, dextrose, sucrose, and much more. These variations of sugar can be found in the majority of processed foods that are being consumed by Americans every day. As many children begin to consume added sugars at a very young…

the cell and taken out into the blood stream unlike glucose. Lactose is a disaccharide composed of glucose and galactose; this would not cause an increase of blood glucose because neither of these monosaccharaides can be properly absorbed. However sucrose is composed of glucose and fructose, the glucose will not be able to be absorbed. Fortunately fructose will be able to leading to an increase in blood glucose levels. 4. A hydrogen breath test is the best way to diagnose glucose-galactose…

Carbs and diets, we all know they don’t go together. You constantly hear people saying they’re on a diet, so they can’t eat things like pasta and potatoes. Why can’t we eat these things when we are on a diet? what defines a carbohydrate? In lecture and lab, we learned all of the basics about Carbohydrates and how it is applied in real life; things like the different groups, what they do, where they come from, and their importance in the body. In lecture, we learned that carbohydrates are…

High fructose corn syrup is a simple carbohydrate also known as a monosaccharide. Sweet corn kernels are harvested and converted into starch by using caustic soda. Typically, cornstarch is 93% to 96% glucose. Because pure corn syrup is not sweet enough for food manufacturing, food processors add Enzymes to convert glucose into fructose, which changes the molecular structure. The exact ratio of glucose to fructose depends on the manufacturing process. Researchers from Princeton University…

Because it is about 200 times sweeter than table sugar (sucrose), the small amounts required to sweeten beverages result in slightest consumption of calorie; this makes aspartame popular for use in diet sodas and other low calorie products. But despite of its approval by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)…

The Impact of High-Fructose Corn Syrup on Health: Exorbitant Consumption Perhaps the most polarizing issue regarding high-fructose corn syrup is its impacts on human health. I believe that health is truly the greatest wealth and that it is in the best interests of an individual to carefully make decisions regarding what one should eat. Therefore, it is necessary for me to understand the underlying health risks associated with high-fructose corn syrup consumption. The consumption of…

Aspartame is an artificial sweetener which is used as sugar substitutes. Structurally, aspartame is the combination of aspartic acid, a polar charged amino acid and phenylalanine, a non-polar charged amino acid. The chemical formula of this compound is C14H18N2O5 and the molecular weight is 294.3 g per moles. The functional groups of aspartame are one carboxyl group, one amine group, one amide group, one phenyl group, and one ester group (methyl ester). Although aspartame has aspartic acid in…

foods and drinks in 1996 (Kirkland & Gatehouse, 2015). Aspartame has been used in more than 6,000 foods and cosmetic products by hundreds of millions of people in countries all around the world (Butchko et al., 2002). It is 200 times sweeter than sucrose. It is marketed with a brand name Equal and NutraSweet (Meyer, 2007). Aspartame can be found in a wide variety of food products such as carbonated drinks, soft drinks, chew¬ing gum, confections, gelatins, dessert mixes, puddings, fillings,…

For as long as there has been life there has been a constant pursuit to sustain that life. The basis necessities of life air, food and water. However for humans there has been a constant pursuit of one other thing. Whether it was something that was realized or not no one knows. As a race man has always been on a quest to satisfy his natural sweet tooth. A craving that was only satisfied at first by the hunting and scavenging of sweet berries and fruits. It would be this need to satisfied man’s…

A candy cane is a hard candy. The signature flavor is peppermint and they are painted with stripes. The candy cane is long, thin, and curved at the top to resemble a walking cane similar elderly people use. These candies are made using a mass production process, which involves mixing and cooking the candy batch, forming the cane shapes, and putting it in the appropriate packaging. Candy canes have been a favorite holiday candy for hundreds of years. First step in making candy cane is that…