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  2. Etymology

    The etymology reflects the spread of the commodity. From Sanskrit (śarkarā), meaning "ground or candied sugar", came
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    Sugar - Wikipedia

    • Sugar is the generic name for sweet-tasting, soluble carbohydrates, many of which are used in food. Simple sugars, also called monosaccharides, include glucose, fructose, and galactose. Compound sugars, also called disaccharides or double sugars, are molecules made of two bonded monosaccharides; common examples are sucrose (glucose + fructose), lactose (gl… 展开

    History

    Sugar has been produced in the Indian subcontinent for thousands of years. Sugarcane cultivation spread from there into China via the Khyber Pass and caravan routes. It was not plentiful or cheap in early times, and in mo… 展开

    Chemistry

    Scientifically, sugar loosely refers to a number of carbohydrates, such as monosaccharides, disaccharides, or oligosaccharides. Monosaccharides are also called "simple sugars", the most important being … 展开

    Types

    Fructose, galactose, and glucose are all simple sugars, monosaccharides, with the general formula C6H12O6. They have five hydroxyl groups (−OH) and a carbonyl group (C=O) and are cyclic when dissolved in water. They e… 展开

    Production

    Due to rising demand, sugar production in general increased some 14% over the period 2009 to 2018. The largest importers were China, Indonesia, and the United States.
    Sugar cane acco… 展开

    Forms and uses

    Coarse-grain sugar, also known as sanding sugar, composed of reflective crystals with grain size of about 1 to 3 mm, similar to kitchen salt. Used atop baked products and candies, it will not dissolve when subjected t… 展开

    Consumption

    Worldwide sugar provides 10% of the daily calories (based on a 2000 kcal diet). In 1750, the average Briton got 72 calories a day from sugar. In 1913, this had risen to 395. In 2015, sugar still provided around 14% of the calori… 展开

     
  1. Sugar is the generic name for sweet-tasting, soluble carbohydrates, many of which are used in food. Simple sugars, also called monosaccharides, include glucose, fructose, and galactose.
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    Sugar is the generic name for sweet-tasting, soluble carbohydrates, many of which are used in food. Simple sugars, also called monosaccharides, include glucose, fructose, and galactose.
    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sugar
    sugar, any of numerous sweet, colourless, water-soluble compounds present in the sap of seed plants and the milk of mammals and making up the simplest group of carbohydrates. The most common sugar is sucrose, a crystalline tabletop and industrial sweetener used in foods and beverages.
    www.britannica.com/science/sugar-chemical-comp…
    What is sugar? Sugar is one type of carbohydrate, as are fiber and starch. Although carbohydrates are essential macronutrients (nutrients the body uses in large amounts), sugar is not. Sugar is an umbrella term for many types of simple carbohydrates, including white table sugar.
    www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/wellness-and-pre…
    The white stuff we know as sugar is sucrose, a molecule composed of 12 atoms of carbon, 22 atoms of hydrogen, and 11 atoms of oxygen (C12H22O11). Like all compounds made from these three elements, sugar is a carbohydrate. It’s found naturally in most plants, but especially in sugarcane and sugar beets—hence their names.
    www.exploratorium.edu/explore/cooking/sugar
    The meaning of SUGAR is a sweet crystallizable material that consists wholly or essentially of sucrose, is colorless or white when pure tending to brown when less refined, is obtained commercially from sugarcane or sugar beet and less extensively from sorghum, maples, and palms, and is important as a source of dietary carbohydrate and as a sweetener and preservative of other foods.
    www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sugar
  2. Sugar | Definition, Types, Formula, Processing, Uses,

    2024年10月3日 · sugar, any of numerous sweet, colourless, water-soluble compounds present in the sap of seed plants and the milk of mammals and making up the simplest group of carbohydrates. The most common sugar is …

  3. What is Sugar? What is Sucrose? Is Sugar a Carb? | Sugar.org

  4. Facts About Sugar and Sugar Substitutes - Johns …

    What is sugar? Sugar is one type of carbohydrate, as are fiber and starch. Although carbohydrates are essential macronutrients (nutrients the body uses in large amounts), sugar is not. Sugar is an umbrella term for many types of …

  5. What is sugar? - Exploratorium

    The white stuff we know as sugar is sucrose, a molecule composed of 12 atoms of carbon, 22 atoms of hydrogen, and 11 atoms of oxygen (C12H22O11). Like all compounds made from these three elements, sugar is a carbohydrate. It’s …

  6. Sugar 101 - American Heart Association

    2024年9月23日 · There are two types of sugars in foods: naturally occurring sugars and added sugars. Naturally occurring sugars are found naturally in foods such as fruit (fructose) and milk (lactose).

  7. Sugars: A Scientific Overview - IFT.org

    With the vision of a world where science and innovation are connected and universally accepted as essential to improving food for everyone, our mission is to connect global food system communities to promote and advance the science …

  8. Sugar 101: Where Does Sugar Come From? | Sugar.org - Sugar …

  9. What is sugar? - New Scientist

    There are many types of sugar, each with their own level of sweetness and calorie content. All carbohydrates are made up from three simple sugars known as monosaccharides: glucose, fructose and galactose. The group together in …

  10. Sugar Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster