Re: Fructose a monosacharide...why is it not legal

[Guest guest]

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I can't answer your fructose question, but my son doesn't like the

taste of honey either. We just quit making candy and cut back on the

amount of honey in other things so that the taste is not so obvious

and he is fine with that. The craving for intense sweetness has come

way down as time goes on on this diet.

Also others have advised to try various honeys because they taste

different depending on what flowers the bees go to. You could search

the messages to see what has a more neutral flavor; clover is one I think.

, mom to

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> I was curious about this...can anyone shed some light. A yahoo query

on " fructose and monosachride " came up with a number of

websites...here is one

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> http://ific.org/publications/qa/fructoseqa.cfm

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> It is listed as an illegal with the following explanation:

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> " Granulated fructose (or even liquid) that is sold as " fructose " has

a mixture of other trisaccharides, etc. in it. It is extracted from

corn and they are not too fussy about eliminating a few molecules of

whatever that may get in with it "

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> but I wonder if anyone has done further investigative work to see if

any manufacturer has made fructose from fruit or honey...one of the

main reasons I am asking, is my son doesn't seem to like the taste of

honey...so I'm trying to find a legal sweetner

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> Thanks!

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[Guest guest]

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> > I was curious about this...can anyone shed some light. A yahoo query

> on " fructose and monosachride " came up with a number of

> websites...here is one

> >

This what Wikopedia says:

Fructose (or levulose) is a simple sugar (monosaccharide) found in many foods

and is one

of the three most important blood sugars along with glucose and galactose.

Honey, tree

fruits, berries, melons, and some root vegetables, such as beets, sweet

potatoes, parsnips,

and onions, contain fructose, usually in combination with sucrose and glucose.

Fructose is

also derived from the digestion of sucrose, a disaccharide consisting of glucose

and

fructose that is broken down by glycoside hydrolase enzymes during digestion.

Fructose is

the sweetest naturally occurring sugar, estimated to be twice as sweet as

sucrose.

Carol F.

SCD 7 years, celiac

[Guest guest]

If your son doesn't like honey, you can use pearsauce as a sweetener. Saccharin

tablets are a good choice for drinks.

Patti

Fructose a monosacharide...why is it not legal

I was curious about this...can anyone shed some light. A yahoo query on

" fructose and monosachride " came up with a number of websites...here is one

http://ific.org/publications/qa/fructoseqa.cfm

It is listed as an illegal with the following explanation:

" Granulated fructose (or even liquid) that is sold as " fructose " has a mixture

of other trisaccharides, etc. in it. It is extracted from corn and they are not

too fussy about eliminating a few molecules of whatever that may get in with it "

but I wonder if anyone has done further investigative work to see if any

manufacturer has made fructose from fruit or honey...one of the main reasons I

am asking, is my son doesn't seem to like the taste of honey...so I'm trying to

find a legal sweetner

Thanks!