Sugar Vs Glucose Research Paper

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From what we researched we learned about the two types of sugar, Fructose and Glucose. An interesting fact that we learned was that Fructose was actually about 8-12 times sweeter than Glucose. Fructose also has a lot of glycemic which is what makes it sweeter, but less healthy. We learned that honey was way sweeter than cane/table sugar. But honey, surprisingly, was actually the healthier choice even though honey has more Fructose than Glucose - Ratio 38.38 - 30.01. Yet what makes honey healthier, is that it has less glycemic than sugar even thought they both have more Fructose than Glucose. We also learned that brown rice syrup has more Glucose than Fructose which is probably the reason why it is not that sweet. So Brown Rice Syrup is less

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