Tag: Russel Owen

Facts about Fructose

Figure 1. Consuming naturally occuring forms of fructose, such as fruits and vegetables, while limiting consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages, is a step toward health.Fructose is a simple sugar found in many foods. Common table sugar is made of equal amounts fructose and glucose. Similarly, high-fructose corn syrup, commonly used to sweeten foods, contains a mixture of fructose and glucose. Fructose is sweeter than glucose, and for this reason it has been used in many sweetened foods. This 2-page fact sheet was written by Wendy Dahl, Lauren Foster, and Russel Owen, and published by the UF Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, June 2013.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/fs148

Los hechos acerca de la fructosa (FSHN1001S/FS184)

Figure 1. El consumo de origen natural forma de fructosa, tales como frutas y verduras, al tiempo que limita el consumo de bebidas endulzadas con azúcar, es un paso hacia la salud.La fructosa es un azúcar simple que se encuentra en muchas comidas. Azúcar común de mesa está hecha por cantidades iguales de fructosa y glucosa. La fructosa es más dulce que la glucosa y por esta razón, ha sido usada en muchos alimentos endulzados.
This 2-page fact sheet is the Spanish language version of “Facts about Fructose.” It was written by Wendy J. Dahl, Lauren Foster y Russel J. Owen, and published by the UF Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, January 2012.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/fs184