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2023.03.04 07:17
Many of the soluble, sweet-tasting carbohydrates found in food are referred to as sugar. Glycose, fructose, and galactose are examples of simple sugars, which are also known as monosaccharides.
Two bonded monosaccharides make up the molecules of compound sugars, which are also known as disaccharides or double sugars. Sucrose is one example. A refined form of sucrose is white sugar. In the body, compound sugars are hydrolysed into basic sugars.
Oligosaccharides or polysaccharides are longer chains of monosaccharides that are not considered sugars. The most abundant source of energy in human food is starch, which is a glucose polymer found in plants. Glycerol and sugar alcohols, for example, are chemical compounds with a sweet flavor but are not considered sugar.
The majority of plants’ tissues contain sugars. Simple sugars can be found in abundance in fruits and honey on their own. Sugarcane and sugar beet contain the highest concentration of sucrose, making them ideal for efficient commercial extraction to produce refined sugar.
Around two billion tonnes of those two crops were produced worldwide in 2016. Grain can be malted to produce maltose. The only sugar that can’t be extracted from plants is lactose. It can only be found in certain dairy products and milk, including human breast milk. Corn syrup, which is industrially produced by converting corn starch into sugars like maltose, fructose, and glucose, is a cheap source of sugar.
Sucrose can be used as a sweetener for foods, can be added to commercially available processed foods and beverages, and is used in prepared foods. The average person consumes approximately 53 pounds (24 kilograms) of sugar annually, while Africans consume less than 20 kilograms (44 pounds) and North and South Americans consume up to 50 kilograms (110 pounds).
