levulose
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The important members of the second class are grape sugar, or dextrose, and fruit sugar, or levulose, both of which are found in fruits and in honey.
From Physiology and Hygiene for Secondary Schools by Walters, Francis M.
Of special interest, in its bearings on this point, is the direct transformation of levulose into furfural derivatives, which takes place under the action of condensing agents.
From Researches on Cellulose 1895-1900 by Cross, C. F.
We ourselves have contributed a link in this chain of evidence connecting the furfuroids of the plant with levulose or other keto-hexose.
From Researches on Cellulose 1895-1900 by Cross, C. F.
Carrots contain about half as much dry matter as potatoes, and half of the dry matter is sugar, nearly equally divided between sucrose and levulose, or fruit sugar.
From Human Foods and Their Nutritive Value by Snyder, Harry
The chief form of this carbohydrate is known as levulose, or fruit sugar.
From Woman's Institute Library of Cookery Volume 5: Fruit and Fruit Desserts; Canning and Drying; Jelly Making, Preserving and Pickling; Confections; Beverages; the Planning of Meals by Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences
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