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sugar

Short-chain, water-soluble carbohydrate

Entityexcipient group or class of chemical substances sweetenerQ11002

Also known as sugars

Instance of: excipient
, group or class of chemical substances
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1.Stated in Glossary of Class Names of Organic Compounds and Reactive Intermediates Based on Structure (IUPAC Recommendations 1995)
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, sweetener
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Subclass of: carbohydrate
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1.Stated in Glossary of Class Names of Organic Compounds and Reactive Intermediates Based on Structure (IUPAC Recommendations 1995)
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Overview

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Sugar is a class of sweet-tasting, soluble carbohydrates, many of which are used in food. Simple sugars, also called monosaccharides, include glucose, fructose and galactose. Compound sugars, also called disaccharides or double sugars, are molecules made of two bonded monosaccharides; common examples are sucrose, lactose and maltose. White sugar is almost pure sucrose. During digestion, compound sugars are hydrolysed into simple sugars.

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Has characteristic: hygroscopy
Different from: beta-L-fructo-furanose
maltose
α-lactose
glucose
carbohydrate
sugar product
sucrose
Carbon footprint: 1.8 kilogram of carbon dioxide equivalent per kilogram
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1.Stated in This is how the future tastes: the culinary compass for a healthy earth
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Named after: -ose nature of statement: mainly
Acceptable daily intake: unknown
Said to be the same as: carbohydrate

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71 identifiers linking sugar across the web's reference databases

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