Chemistry
Sucrose is a disaccharide, formed from glucose + fructose.
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Molecular formula: C12H22O11 Molecular weight: 342.30 Solubility: 1 g. in 0.5 mL water; 1 g. in 0.2 mL boiling water Sucrose is not a reducing sugar (no reaction with Fehling's solution). Hydrolysis of sucrose produces glucose plus fructose ("invert sugar").
Names
Sucrose Sugar beta-D-Fructofuranosyl-alpha-D-glucopyranoside alpha-D-Glucopyranosyl-beta-D-fructofuranoside Beet sugar Cane sugar Saccharose
Taste
Sucrose is the standard sweet taste against which all other sweeteners are judged. It has a clean sweet taste, without bitterness or other off-tastes, and with relatively quick onset.
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