FRUCTOSE

CHARECTERISTICS

• It is also known as fruit sugar or laevulose
• It is mostly present in  honey and seer fruits and sweetest of all kinds of sugar.
• Fructose is present in the form of white crystals.

TASTE

• It is odorless but tastes very sweet

MELTING POINT

• 103 to 105 C

HAZARDS

• It is flammable and non-poisonous
• Beneficial for health

PREPARATION

• Prepared by the starch from fruits and corn

GRADES

• Available in technical and Food grades

USES

It is used in

• Food products
• Bakery, confectionery, and medicines
• And to preserve fruits