sugars

1. Carbohydrates that can supply energy to living things. Common table sugar is sucrose. Some other sugars are fructose, which is found in fruits; lactose, which is found in milk; and glucose, which is the most common sugar in the bodies of animals and plants.

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Cheese becomes acidic either through direct acidification or by adding lactic acid-producing bacteria that convert milk sugars into lactic acid.

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Algae take in carbon dioxide and transform it into oxygen and organic matter, with sugars playing a central role in the process.

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In boiling water, the vegetable’s starches begin to convert to sugars, bringing out a natural sweetness.

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We need water and we need food, which the yeast gets from the simple sugars found in most flours.

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But with a record-breaking warm summer and sunshine amounts above average, trees produced more sugars in their leaves.

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