Sucrose
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Sucrose is a disaccharide, a sugar composed of glucose and fructose subunits. It is produced naturally in plants and is the main constituent of white sugar. It has the molecular formula C12H22O11.
Grainy raw sugar
Grains of white sugar
White sugar is often sold and used as cubes
A bowl of table sugar
Sugarcane
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Sugarcane or sugar cane is a species of tall, perennial grass that is used for sugar production. The plants are 2–7 m tall with stout, jointed, fibrous stalks that are rich in sucrose, which accumulat
Sucrose
…is the main constituent of white sugar. It has the molecular formula C 12H 22O 11. For human consumption, sucrose is extracted and refined from either sugarcane or sugar beet. Sugar mills – typically located in tropical regions near where sugarcane is grown – crush the cane and produce raw sugar which is shipped…
Freshly squeezed sugarcane juice
Saccharum officinarum
Cut sugarcane
Sugarcane canopy