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fructose Definition

fruc·tose (fruktōs′, fro̵ok-)

noun

a crystalline monosaccharide found in sweet fruits and in honey; fruit sugar; levulose

Etymology: < L fructus, fruit + -ose

fructose Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • contain: Honey, which contains fructose, is ideal for this purpose.
  • use: If you want to use pure fructose, search the supermarket in the sweeteners section.
  • add: Taste for sweetness: if they are not sweet enough, add a further 30g fructose.
  • call: It has a good type of sugar called fructose, but it is turned into sugar in the blood stream.
  • suggest: Dietary changes that may be helpful Animal studies suggest that dietary fructose may contribute to the development of retinopathy.
  • avoid: However, the truth is that you should avoid fructose at all costs.

Adjective modifier

  • pure: If you want to use pure fructose, search the supermarket in the sweeteners section.
  • dietary: Little is known about the pathways through which fructose exerts these effects, and the benefits and threats of dietary fructose remain debatable.
  • much: I did a bit of research and found out that too much fructose could be the culprit.

Modifies a noun

  • syrup: High fructose corn syrup is made from genetically modified corn treated with genetically modified enzymes.
  • intolerance: Patients with rare hereditary problems of fructose intolerance should not take this medicine.
  • corn: High fructose corn syrup is made from genetically modified corn treated with genetically modified enzymes.
  • content: Because of its high fructose content, honey has a higher sweetening power than sugar.
  • solution: Be patient, the fructose solution is dense enough to cause plasmolysis in the tissues of the mounted critters.
  • mountant: Larry Legg gives step by step instructions to make a very useful pure fructose mountant.

Noun used with modifier

  • %: Agave syrup or nectar is about 90 % fructose, and is often used as a sweetener and a safe substitute for table sugar.
  • sugar: Apart from the essential oils, enzymes, and trace elements, honey is simply a rich source of the sugars fructose and glucose.
  • fruit: The fruit sugar fructose and vitamin C help the iron in plant sources to be absorbed more effectively in the body.

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