Fructose

Jacob McNeill



http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.enq.ufsc.br/labs/probio/disc_eng_bioq/trabalhos_pos2003/const_microorg/fructose.gif&imgrefurl=http://www.jimseven.com/2007/04/01/sugar-part-1-sucrose/&h=253&w=349&sz=9&hl=en&start=5&um=1&tbnid=ONVUR3joYTV0TM:&tbnh=87&tbnw=120&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dfructose%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den =Chemical Formula= Fructose - C6H12O6 — an isomer of glucose =Chemical Reactions= It has the same chemical formula as glucose, it is just arranged slightly different which makes it taste much sweeter. It is naturally found in fruits mouth =Effects of too much/too little= Eating too much in one meal can result in a "sugar rush" and then "crash" =Other= Fructose takes micronutrients from the body which causes the sugar "crash"