F ructose is a sweet tasting sugar that is found naturally in fruits and some vegetables and has been part of the human diet—in modest amounts—for eons. The increasing consumption of sugar has dramatically increased our exposure to fructose (1). Sugar consumption has risen more than 40-fold since the Declaration of Independence was signed 250 years ago, andmore than 40% of the added sugars in o...

US domestic sugar prices have been maintained substantially above world prices engendering sugar substitutes (notably high fructose corn syrup, HFCS) to be sold at a discount to sugar Ð a discount of 10 Ð 30% (Greer, 1991; USDA, 1990). Sugar substitutes have been successful in capturing as much as 42% of the US caloric sweetener market by 1984 (Leu, Schmitz and Knutson, 1987). This paper invest...

Emphasis over the past year has been on editorial effort to bring Chapter 44, Sugar and Sugar Products of the Official Methods of Analysis of AOAC INTERNATIONAL (OMA) to the high standards set for the 17th Edition of the compendium. In addition, 2 method studies were reported and subjected to peer review, respectively, dealing with detection of adulteration of maple syrup by beet or cane sugar ...

This study aims to determine the optimum parameters for the invert sugar obtaining, using the acid hydrolysis at t oC. The inversion reaction has been applied to 3 samples of sugar solution of different concentration (P1: SU = 70%, P2: SU = 75%, P3: SU = 80%). For obtaining the invert sugar syrup, different inversion temperatures have been used (t1 = 80oC, t2 = 90oC, t3 = 100oC). The inversion ...

Background & Aims: Date syrup is a natural sweetener rich in antioxidants. In addition, fructose is the predominant sugar in date syrup, which elevates blood glucose at a slower pace than the other types of sugar. The objective of this study was to evaluate the glycemic response of healthy persons to dietetic sour cherry jam prepared with date syrup. Methods: In this clinical trial, the glycemi...

In the technology of beet sugar, technological aids play a special role, but effectiveness their complex application in processing bacterially infected sugar beets requires study. A three-factor laboratory experiment was carried out on basis D-optimal Box-Behnken plan second order for three levels variation studied factors enzyme preparation Dextrasept 2, antimicrobial agent Betacept and defoam...

This study investigates the effects of different process parameters (sugar dose, sugar size, and ultrasonic treatment time) on solid osmotic dehydration (SOD) jasmine flowers physiochemical characteristics syrup. The kinetics moisture loss, solute gain, effective diffusivity during SOD were predicted by fitting experimental data with Azuara model, Weibull Fick second law model. results showed t...

A study has been initiated to review syrup clarification technology, with the objective of finding methods of improving syrup clarification, including chemical addition, and with special reference to aeration and flocculation problems. Preliminary results suggest that significant improvements to raw sugar quality are possible, particularly filterability. The review to-date is presented, with re...