: 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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Invert sugar: a sugar that results from the breakdown of sucrose and is found in many confectionery products.
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Philipp Wehsack, Vogue, 19 Sep. 2024
Also, kombucha may contain sucrose, glucose, and fructose.11 Those avoiding specific types of sugars (e.g., those with irritable bowel syndrome or IBS or on a low FODMAP diet) may need to exercise caution when consuming it.
—Allison Herries, Verywell Health, 18 Sep. 2024
It's made by fermenting Xanthomonas campestris bacteria with sugars such as glucose and sucrose.
—Jillian Kubala, Health, 7 Sep. 2024
Artificial sweeteners are chemically synthesized sugar substitutes that serve as an alternative to sucrose (table sugar).
—Trang Tran, Pharmd, Verywell Health, 26 July 2024
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Philipp Wehsack, Vogue, 19 Sep. 2024
Also, kombucha may contain sucrose, glucose, and fructose.11 Those avoiding specific types of sugars (e.g., those with irritable bowel syndrome or IBS or on a low FODMAP diet) may need to exercise caution when consuming it.
—Allison Herries, Verywell Health, 18 Sep. 2024
It's made by fermenting Xanthomonas campestris bacteria with sugars such as glucose and sucrose.
—Jillian Kubala, Health, 7 Sep. 2024
Artificial sweeteners are chemically synthesized sugar substitutes that serve as an alternative to sucrose (table sugar).
—Trang Tran, Pharmd, Verywell Health, 26 July 2024
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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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