Sucrose:

Terms Related to Sucrose

• Molasse

  The syrup remaining after sugar is crystallized out of sugar cane or sugar beet juice. It is also used in animal feed, and in a ...

• Table Sugar

  Sucrose present in the diet. It is added to food and drinks as a sweetener.

• Xylitol

  A five-carbon sugar alcohol derived from xylose by reduction of the carbonyl group. It is as sweet as sucrose. It is used as a noncariogenic ...

• Confection

  Sweet food products combining cane or beet sugars with other carbohydrates and chocolate, milk, eggs, and various flavorings. In the United States, candy refers to ...

• Honey

  A sweet viscous liquid food, produced in the honey sacs of various bees from nectar collected from flowers. The nectar is ripened into honey by ...