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fructose

Definition, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for fructose.

Editorial note

Much like fructose, but I have found that coconut oil gives me more energy than a fructose based breakfast.

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Quick take

(biochemistry) A monosaccharide ketose sugar, formula C₆H₁₂O₆.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of fructose gathered in one view.

noun

(biochemistry) A monosaccharide ketose sugar, formula C₆H₁₂O₆.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for fructose.

Example sentences

1

Much like fructose, but I have found that coconut oil gives me more energy than a fructose based breakfast.

2

And what is the difference on drinking some artificial drink with a fructose percentage, and pure fruit juice, containing the same amount of fructose?

3

There's a huge difference between the crystalline fructose you can buy at good grocery stores and the High Fructose Corn Syrup manufacturers shove into every food they can.

4

The fructose issue is far more terrifying, both because (a) it is absorbed, and (b) the epidemiology and biochemistry are plausible.

5

For example, Robert Lustig has been preaching for years that fructose is bad for you.

6

Acetaminophen and fructose are very different and you can test for that pretty simply.

7

The effects of the fructose enumerated on the article, tho, are the same.

8

It isn't about fructose vs glucose, but rather fast absorption vs slow absorption.

9

I suspect that we'll see a much bigger push towards biodiesel as high fructose corn syrup continues to get attacked.

10

Rather than oatmeal, serve pure starch, or pure glucose syrup, or fructose.

11

They are supposedly full of fructose and no fibers, right?

12

I am definitely not against carbs in general, though sugars containing fructose are definitely a bad choice in terms of general health.

Quote examples

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I know when I eat a fructose-free diet, I have a much more "tame" alimentary canal, if you know what I mean.

2

I saw a presentation once arguing that fruits come with "the poison and the cure", in that the fibers counter the fructose.

3

Even pure fructose "is generally regarded as being 1.73 times sweeter than sucrose," so I'm not sure where they're getting the six times number.

4

"Fructose - Glucose Study Showdown [1] (a)13.9% increase in LDL cholesterol but doubled Apoprotein B (b) 44.9% increase in small LDL" You don't make it clear here whether fructose is (a) or (b), though I'll hazard a guess that it's (b).

Proper noun examples

1

Fructose was promoted as a substance which didn't have the high glycemic index of sucrose.

2

Fructose - Glucose Study Showdown [1] (a)13.9% increase in LDL cholesterol but doubled Apoprotein B (b) 44.9% increase in small LDL [1] Dr.

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Fructose is even worse than glucose in this respect, as its primary metabolic fates are hepatic glycogen storage (which is very limited) or conversion to fat.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use fructose in a sentence?

Much like fructose, but I have found that coconut oil gives me more energy than a fructose based breakfast.

What does fructose mean?

(biochemistry) A monosaccharide ketose sugar, formula C₆H₁₂O₆.

What part of speech is fructose?

fructose is commonly used as noun.