Glucose and dextrose information page

Glucose which is also referred to as dextrose, is a moderately sweet sugar found in vegetables and fruit.

When it is linked with another monosaccharide molecule, it is a component of all disaccharides and a basic unit of the polysaccharides starch and cellulose.

When glucose is fermented by the enzyme zymase, in yeast, it results in the formation of carbon dioxide and ethyl alcohol.

It is the basic structure to which all carbohydrates are reduced to in the end, for transport via the bloodstream and use by the cells of the body.

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Other interesting points

• Carbohydrates

  • Simple Sugars

    • Monosaccharides

      • Glucose

      • Fructose

      • Galactose

    • Sugar Alcohol

    • Alcohol & ethanol

    • Disaccharides

      • Sucrose

      • Maltose

      • Lactose

    • Trisaccharides

  • Disaccharides

    • Sucrose

    • Maltose

    • Lactose

  • Trisaccharides

  • Complex Carbohydrates

    • Dextrin

    • Starch

      • Modified starch

    • Cellulose

    • Methylcellulose

    • Glycogen

    • Polysaccharides

      • Pectin

• Proteins

• Fats and Lipids

• Fiber

• Energy

• Water

• Calories

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