The 56 (so far) names of sugar
The 56 (so far) names of sugar
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Most of these I can agree with, but mannitol and sorbitol seem like a stretch.
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Fair enough, I got the image from a lectures slide. I imagine they are just lumping in sugar alcohols
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sugar_alcohol
Sugar alcohols are absorbed at 50% of the rate of sugars, resulting in less of an effect on blood sugar levels as measured by comparing their effect to sucrose using the glycemic index.
I imagine this is the rational.
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Interestingly recent research is starting to show we have a hormonal response based on the perceived sweetness of what we eat. It's quite possible these alcohols and even things like Splenda, etc, are no better than actual sugar.
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Florida crystals sounds like something else.
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Its where Florida man gets his power!
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So does his daughter, Methany!
Sometimes they even use their power for good and fight gators.
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If it ends in "-ol" here it's technically a sugar alcohol. True sugars have the "-ose" suffix.
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These aren't words for sugar, these are words for things that contain sugar. Brown sugar for example has molasses added to it. Barley malt syrup is a specific thing derived from, yes, barley.
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Is there a guide for all of the names of specifically cane sugar and its derivatives?
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I couldn't find anything concise; I asked a LLM to make a list, but it keeps coming up with generic names of sugar.
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Yea that list is by no means comprehensive especially as an ingredients list in food products, and is missing a very common one (sucralose, derived from cane sugar). Thanks tho!
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I don’t see invert sugar on this.
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What is invert sugar? never heard of it
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It is a really cool sugar. It is similar to honey in consistency and is used a lot in confectionery. It is “optically inverted” from its original sugars which I don’t understand what that means.
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