malt sugar

Thân thiện

A baker sprinkles malt sugar over freshly baked bread.

Definition

Noun: 1. Malt sugar: A white, crystalline, fermentable sugar (C₁₂H₂₂O₁₁) formed from starch, especially by the action of enzymes during the malting and digestion processes. It is less sweet than sucrose (table sugar).

Usage

• Malt sugar is a specific type of sugar primarily associated with the brewing of beer and the production of malted foods.
• It is the key fermentable sugar that yeast converts into alcohol and carbon dioxide in beer.
• It is also used as a sweetener and nutrient in some food products.

Examples

• The brewer explained that malt sugar provides the essential food for the yeast during fermentation.
• This energy bar is sweetened with malt sugar derived from barley.
• During the malting process, enzymes break down starches into malt sugar.

Advanced Usage

• Chemical Context: In biochemistry, malt sugar is the common name for the disaccharide , which consists of two glucose molecules linked together.
• Industrial Context: In food science, malt sugar is valued for its fermentability, browning properties, and ability to control crystallization in confections.

Variants and Related Words

• Maltose (n): The precise chemical name for malt sugar.
• Malt (n): Germinated cereal grains (like barley) that contain the enzymes to produce malt sugar.
• Disaccharide (n): A category of sugars, including malt sugar, formed from two simple sugar molecules.

Synonyms

• Maltose (This is the direct scientific synonym).

Related Phrases

• To convert to malt sugar: Describes the enzymatic action on starch.
  • The amylase enzymes convert the grain's starch into malt sugar.

Học thuật

Noun

1. a white crystalline sugar formed during the digestion of starches

Từ đồng nghĩa

• maltose