fruit sugar
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of fruit sugar
First recorded in 1885–90
Example Sentences
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Sometimes it is also combined with stevia and monk fruit sugar alternatives.
From Salon ● Aug. 15, 2024
Fructose, a monosaccharide known as "fruit sugar," is a common dietary sugar found naturally in fruit, honey, and processed foods.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 20, 2024
To make preserves, you need fruit, sugar, acid and pectin, which thickens when activated by heat to set the resulting preserves.
From New York Times ● Aug. 30, 2021
You name the fruit, sugar will do wonders with it.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 28, 2020
Honey contains water 16.13, fruit sugar 78.74, cane sugar 2.69, nitrogenous matter 1.29, mineral matter 0.12 per cent.
From Public School Domestic Science by Adelaide Hoodless
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