fructose

/'frʌktous/

Thân thiện

A bee collects nectar from a flower to make honey, which contains fructose.

Definition

Noun: A simple sugar (monosaccharide) found naturally in honey, many fruits, and some vegetables. It is sweeter than glucose and is a component of sucrose (table sugar).

Usage

Fructose is used to refer to this specific type of sugar, often in nutritional, chemical, or culinary contexts. - Example: "Honey contains a high percentage of fructose." - Example: "Some people have difficulty absorbing fructose."

Advanced Usage

• High-fructose corn syrup (HFCS): A common sweetener in processed foods and beverages, made by enzymatically converting some of the glucose in corn syrup into fructose. (Note: This is a compound term listed separately as a variant.)
  • Example: "Many soft drinks are sweetened with high-fructose corn syrup."

Variants and Related Words

• Fructose intolerance: A digestive disorder where the body has difficulty absorbing fructose.
• Fructose malabsorption: A condition similar to fructose intolerance.
• High-fructose corn syrup (HFCS): As described above.

Synonyms

• Fruit sugar: A common synonym emphasizing its natural source.
• Laevulose (or Levulose): An older, less common chemical name for fructose.

Different Meanings

The word fructose has a single, specific meaning in chemistry and nutrition, referring to the monosaccharide C₆H₁₂O₆. It does not have other unrelated definitions.

Học thuật

Noun

1. a simple sugar found in honey and in many ripe fruits

Từ đồng nghĩa

• fruit sugar
• levulose
• laevulose