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fructoseSugar that occurs naturally in honey, the nectar of flowers, and many sweet fruits; it is commercially prepared from glucose. Fructose is a monosaccharide, whereas the more familiar cane or beet sugar is a disaccharide, made up of two monosaccharide units: fructose and glucose. It is sweeter than cane sugar and can be used to sweeten foods for people with diabetes. |
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