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sucrose Definition

su·crose (so̵̅o̅krōs′)

noun

Chem. a pure crystalline disaccharide extracted from sugar cane or sugar beets and consisting of glucose and fructose joined together in the molecule

Etymology: < Fr sucre, sugar + -ose

sucrose Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • contain: It does not contain any sucrose ( sugar ).
  • include: The first is that the sugars in dried grapes do not include any sucrose or glucose, only fructose.
  • substitute: In bakery mixes Meritose provides a source of fermentable sugars to promote yeast activity and it may be used to substitute sucrose economically.
  • call: A spoonful of sugar Conventional white or brown sugar which people spoon into tea and coffee and use in baking is called sucrose.
  • split: Bees produce an enzyme which splits sucrose ( from nectar ) into glucose and fructose.

Adjective modifier

  • pure: The sugar that we add to tea and coffee and use in baking is almost pure sucrose.

Modifies a noun

  • gradient: There are no published EMs of material banding in sucrose density gradients.
  • density: There are no published EMs of material banding in sucrose density gradients.
  • solution: Liquid sugar is a water-based sucrose solution with a dry substance content of 66 % .
  • concentration: Hydrogen ions, Potassium ions and Chloride ions are important, but sucrose concentration in the guard cells affects the osmotic concentration too.
  • substitute: Meritose may be used as a sucrose substitute or a readily available energy source in sports drinks, isotonic drinks and baby foods.
  • ester: The new blend, based on a mix of sucrose esters, also eliminates the need for lecithin, and partly replaces gelatine.

Noun used with modifier

  • %: Fully inverted sugar contains 95 % invert to 5 % sucrose.
  • g: Add 0.8 g agar and 0.5 g sucrose to batch two.
  • percent: The units of R are percent sucrose equivalent; the units of C are parts per million ( ppm ).

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