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Fructose (fruit sugar)
DescriptionFructose, also known as fruit sugar, is the second building block of table sugar (saccharose) after glucose. It may be found in many fruits and – combined with glucose – in the juices of sugar cane and sugar beets. There are many methods to manufacture fructose.
Starting points may be sugar, glucose syrup or
ApplicationFructose is used in many products as a sweetening agent for diabetic persons.
Gene technologyIf fructose has been produced from starch, it is possible that gene technology may have been applied to the plant-based sources of starch. The production of enzymes that are used to split and modify starches also may have been conducted with the aid of genetically modified microorganisms.
Labelling: fructose is subject to labelling, if it has been manufactured directly from genetically modified plants such as maize or sugar beets. However, as a rule, several procedural steps are necessary to obtain fructose from starch or from sugar. The question of whether fructose nonetheless is subject to GM labelling remains juristically unresolved. Enzymes and the manner of their manufacture generally are not indicated on the list of ingredients.
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