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
Sugar
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Sugar is a class of sweet-tasting, soluble carbohydrates, many of which are used in food. Simple sugars, also called monosaccharides, include glucose, fructose and galactose. Compound sugars, also cal
Sucrose
…Sucrose (also called saccharose) 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…
Sugars (clockwise from top-left): white refined, unrefined, brown, unprocessed cane sugar
Sugar cane plantation
Misri crystals
Rock candy coloured with green dye