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Sugar and Sweeteners

Sugar is composed of carbon, hydrogen and oxygen. It is used as a natural food stuff to sweeten the majority of other food stuffs that we wish to taste sweet. Monosaccharides is the simplest form of sugar. Sugar can be found in the tissues of plants before sugar use, honey was used to add sweetness to our foods. Sweeteners, rather than being a food stuff is a food additive. High intensity sweeteners, are a lot sweeter than sugar that we use everyday that does not contain the same level of food energy. Sweeteners can be natural or synthetic the majority are artificial. Sorbitol is a natural sweetener whereas saccharin, created by accident in 1879 is an artificial sweetener. Sweeteners can take the place of natural sugar, where the consumption of natural sugar may be detrimental to our health, such as diabetes sufferers. Canada banned the use of saccharin in 1977 as tests in relation to bladder cancer from the 1960's showed that their may be a link to bladder cancer of users of high dies of saccharin, also these tests involved the use of animals.

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Do dates contain sugar?

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Yes but it is a different sugar it is a type of completely natural sugar.

Is their a soda using stevia?

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There are several soda pop brands that are currently using Stevia in their drinks. Some of them are Coke, Pepsi, Sprte Gree, Blue Shy Free, Sans and Zevia. The reasoniing for using this in the soft drinks is because it has nno calories and it is roughly 300 times sweeter than sugar.

At what temperature does sugar burn?

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It decomposes into volatile compounds, then those compounds catch fire and set the rest of the sugar/caramel on fire.

What are the four characteristics of a sugar?

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multiple units of CH2O and spacial arrangement of their parts around asymetrical carbons, multiple hydroxyls, and its carbonyl group.

Is sugar cane a monocot or dicot?

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yes sugar canes are monocots

What is 17 grams of sugar in teaspoons?

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This completely depends on the type of substance being measured.

Teaspoons are a volumetric measure, and grams are a mass/weight measure.

So, as the densities of substances vary, the volume to mass measurements vary.

Who invented Splenda?

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James M. Schlatter

Does Florida produce sugar cane?

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Sugar Canes. I Should Know.... I Live Here..

Does citric acid have sugar?

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yes because without acid in candy, we would EXPLODE!!

What is produced when sugar and water are mixed?

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Not so easy there, Alcohol is a molecule, not a solution. You put things together to make alcohol, but that requires altering them at a molecular level. That usually requires heat or pressure. And as we all know alcohol is extremely flammable, so lets not go adding sugar to stuff. It could go boom!!!

What muscovado sugar is made of?

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Making sugar is a process of refining the juice from sugar cane, then adding back the various bits necessary (the molasses) (unless making white sugar) to achieve the various degrees of brown sugar. So muscovado is a combination of white sugar and molasses. However some companies only partially refine the juice from the sugar cane, which avoids them having to add the molasses back to the sugar.

Can you use palm sugar instead of molases?

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No, generally, if a recipe calls for molasses than palm sugar would not be a good substitute. Molasses is used for the flavor it gives, not so much as a sweetener. If you used equal parts palm sugar in place of molasses, the flavor of the end-product would not be what is intended, and for baking, the texture, etc. might be affected. If there is only a little bit of molasses called for in a non-baking recipe, than I'd say you could substitute a smaller amount of palm sugar for the sweetness the molasses would have imparted to the dish, but only if additional sugar is not already included. Many times, small amounts of molasses could be left out entirely. If there is a significant amount of molasses in a recipe, however, then it is not interchangeable with any type of sugar.

What are sugar crystals?

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Sugar crystals are a solid form of sucrose.

How are sugar canes grown?

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Sugar cane is a warm wet weather crop. In the US, south Florida, Louisiana, parts of Mississippi, and gulf coast Texas are able to grow cane. Cuba is a large producer of cane. It is grown much like wheat, covering large tracks of land. Is is often harvested by hand.

How tablespoons of sugar is 136 grams?

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There are 198 grams of sugar in one cup. Therefore 136 grams of sugar is equivalent to 2/3 cup of sugar.

What is the classification of matter in sugar?

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Scientifically, sugar is classified by its chemical composition. For example: dextrose, maltose; fructose, etc.

Sugar is classified for sale in markets and for use in cooking mostly by its origin, the source from which it was derived and/or its physical form. For example: cane sugar, beet sugar, maltose, molasses, syrup, granular sugar, frosting or icing sugar, etc.

Is sugar a preservative in meat?

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In a high enough concentration it can be. Cells (bacterial or otherwise) can only prevent osmosis across their membranes to a limited extent. When a solution is concentrated enough (i.e. hypertonic), it can dessicate the cells, therefore retarding microbial growth and rendering potential pathogens inert .

Some examples of sugar-based preservatives include various syrups (i.e. maple), honey, and fruit preserves (jams). In particular it is useful to note that jam does not require raising temperatures above 104C to kill botulinum spores; although most operations will pasteurize the stock to kill fungal spores which may grow on the top layer of the jam due to recondensed water).

What are some foods that contain a lot of sugar?

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Food that contain a lot of sugar include: Chocolate, cake, biscuits, candy, kendal mint cake (especially good as it release energy slowly.) Sweets, jelly, ice cream. Foods which are naturally high in sugar include almost all fruits and many vegetables (i.e., onions and yams, etc.)

What is the chemical name for cane sugar?

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diacetyl orpine hydrochloride

Why some foods may taste sweet but have very little glucose?

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Because the receptors of the tongue react to certain compounds like as if they were sweet even though they don't have glucose. Examples of foods that taste sweet yet do not have glucose include sugar alcohols.

How many carbohydrates are in Splenda?

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One tbsp of Splenda has 1g of carbs.

What can you add sugar to?

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Different Uses of Sugar

  • Sugar can be added to one liter water in a flower vase. When it dissolves, it will help nourish the stems and also keep the flowers fresh for a long time. Adding a tablespoon of vinegar as well will prevent the growth of mould and bacteria in the vase.
  • Sugar crystals can be used as an abrasive and you can use it to scrub to clean your hands if they are coated with oil or grease. It is really effective in getting rid of oil or grease build up.
  • Sugar, in the form of a sticky liquid, can act as an effective wasp trap. Take 2 ounces of sugar and add it in a little water; boil it to make it a sticky liquid. The wasps will be attracted due to the smell and when they go into the liquid to feed, they aren't able to come out.
  • Anyone who has had a bad burn on the tongue while drinking hot coffee, tea or had hot food, will know the terrible stinging pain. However, immediately rubbing some sugar on your tongue will get rid off the stinging pain.
  • You all must be knowing that sugar attracts the dreaded cockroaches. However, mixing sugar and baking powder will actually help get rid of them. Mix equal amount of sugar and baking powder and see the roaches vanishing in a few days.
  • Sprinkling fine sugar over homemade cakes will help keep them fresh for a longer time. It will also make the cakes more delicious!
  • If you want to keep your biscuits from going soggy due to moisture and want to keep them fresh, sprinkle some sugar lumps in your biscuit tin. It will absorb moisture and keep your biscuits fresh.