EDIS (Feb 2014)

Facts about Fructose

  • Wendy J. Dahl,
  • Lauren Foster,
  • Russell J. Owen

Journal volume & issue
Vol. 2014, no. 1

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Fructose is a simple sugar found in many foods. Common table sugar is made of equal amounts fructose and glucose. Similarly, high-fructose corn syrup, commonly used to sweeten foods, contains a mixture of fructose and glucose. Fructose is sweeter than glucose, and for this reason it has been used in many sweetened foods. This revised 2-page fact sheet was written by Wendy Dahl, Lauren Foster, and Russel Owen, and published by the UF Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, June 2013. FSHN10-01/FS148: Facts about Fructose (ufl.edu)

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