Sugar, which refers usually to sucrose, is natural and nontoxic, sweet testing, water soluble crystalline carbohydrates, and every 1 gram of sugar provide body 4 Kcalories.
To most people, “sweet” is synonymous with table sugar (sucrose), which is derived from sugarcane or sugar beets and contains 16 calories per teaspoon.
Sweetness improves the palatability of food. Thus, adding sugar to foods with high nutrient quality may increase the chance that they are consumed. Chocolate milk is an example of increasing the palatability of milk for kids, which provides important nutrients particularly calcium, potassium, and vitamin D.
The main source for sugar is the beet sugar or cane sugar; also, there are several sources such as honey, corn syrup, fruits, and vegetables, etc.
Fructose is commonly referred to as “fruit sugar” because of its presence in fruits. Fructose as a product is available in crystalline form (from cornstarch), as liquid honey, or as liquid high-fructose corn syrup (HFCS) when combined with glucose.
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