High-fructose corn syrup no less healthy than sugar

By Richard Brill

POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Aug 03, 2012

~~<p>Fructose is commonly known as fruit sugar. It makes fruits sweet, but it is also a component of ordinary table sugar as well as honey. There are literally thousands of types of sugars that all share a common structure. Fructose and glucose are the most common simple sugars. They are called monosaccharide because they consist of a single, unique molecular structure.</p>
<p>Common table sugar is a disaccharide that consists of a molecule of glucose and a molecule of fructose chemically bonded so that it is 50 percent glucose and 50 percent fructose.</p>
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Fructose is commonly known as fruit sugar. It makes fruits sweet, but it is also a component of ordinary table sugar as well as honey. There are literally thousands of types of sugars that all share a common structure. Fructose and glucose are the most common simple sugars. They are called monosaccharide because they consist of a single, unique molecular structure.

Common table sugar is a disaccharide that consists of a molecule of glucose and a molecule of fructose chemically bonded so that it is 50 percent glucose and 50 percent fructose. Login for more...