: a sweet crystalline dextrorotatory disaccharide sugar C12H22O11 that occurs naturally in most plants and is obtained commercially especially from sugarcane or sugar beets
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In some instances, maltodextrin is used instead of sucrose (a sugar compound) in ice cream, cereals, and snacks.
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Jillian Kubala, Rd, Health, 1 July 2024
Some have added sugars like fructose, glucose and sucrose.
—Katia Hetter, CNN, 25 June 2024
Sugars like fructose, sucrose, and dietary glucose are found naturally in many fruits and vegetables, while maltose is found in many grains and lactose is found in dairy products, per Harvard Medical School.
—Daryl Austin, USA TODAY, 14 Mar. 2024
The distinct and lovely aromatic notes of maple come from wood byproducts like vanillin, other products of sucrose caramelization, and products of Maillard reactions between the plant sugars and the amino acids.
—Elsbeth Sites, Discover Magazine, 1 Dec. 2015
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Jillian Kubala, Rd, Health, 1 July 2024
Some have added sugars like fructose, glucose and sucrose.
—Katia Hetter, CNN, 25 June 2024
Sugars like fructose, sucrose, and dietary glucose are found naturally in many fruits and vegetables, while maltose is found in many grains and lactose is found in dairy products, per Harvard Medical School.
—Daryl Austin, USA TODAY, 14 Mar. 2024
The distinct and lovely aromatic notes of maple come from wood byproducts like vanillin, other products of sucrose caramelization, and products of Maillard reactions between the plant sugars and the amino acids.
—Elsbeth Sites, Discover Magazine, 1 Dec. 2015
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sucrose
noun
su·crose
ˈsü-ˌkrōs 
: a sweet sugar obtained especially from sugarcane or sugar beets
Medical Definition
sucrose
noun
su·crose
ˈsü-ˌkrōs, -ˌkrōz
: a sweet crystalline dextrorotatory nonreducing disaccharide sugar C12H22O11 that occurs naturally in most plants and is obtained commercially especially from sugarcane or sugar beets
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