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What is sucrose

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Sucrose is common table sugar. It is a disaccharide, a molecule composed of two monosaccharides: glucose and fructose. Sucrose is produced naturally in plants, from which table sugar is refined. ... For human consumption, sucrose is extracted, and refined, from either sugar cane or sugar beet.
Formula: C12H22O11

Molar mass: 342.2965 g/mol

IUPAC ID: (2R,3R,4S,5S,6R)-2-[(2S,3S,4S,5R)-3,4-dihydroxy-2,5-bis(hydroxymethyl)oxolan-2-yl]oxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxane-3,4,5-triol

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