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Glucose
- Benchmark: Benchmark 3
- Assessed: 2013-10-21
- Expires: 2016-10-21
Key Functions: Food Contact & Additives, Pharmaceuticals
Glucose or sugar is a common component of food. It can be obtained in the diet as a monosaccharide or metabolized from disaccharides, oligosaccharides and polysaccharides in the human small intestine. Glucose is a source of energy for cells, and it is the most important simple sugar in human metabolism.
Chemical Synonyms D-Glucose, anhydrous; Dextrose [USAN]; Glucose [JAN]; alpha-D-Glucopyranose; Corn sugar; Dextrose; Cartose; Cerelose; Grape sugar; Dextrosol