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FYI, sucrose aka saccharose is 50% glucose and 50% fructose ;)
by vetinari 13y ago
FYI, sucrose aka saccharose is 50% glucose and 50% fructose ;)
- xSwag 13y agoI stand corrected! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sucrose#Metabolism_of_sucrose https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sucrose#Metabolism_of_sucrose
- pohl 13y agoIt hasn't broken down yet at the taste receptors. That happens in the duodenum, doesn't it?
- vetinari 13y agoYes, but it does not really matter. It tastes differently than HFCS, but not that differently and both are sweet :) In practice, nobody is bothered by very slightly different taste. Coca Cola uses different sweeteners (including artificial ones) in different parts of world and mostly nobody notices.