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Default Kinds of sugar for simple syrup

J. Clarke replied to zxcvbob:

>> In that case, pure dextrose (or dextrose and maltose) is probably the
>> healthiest because you avoid fructose that way. Unfortunately, they are
>> not nearly as sweet as sugars that include fructose (including sucrose,
>> which is 50% fructose)

>
> Huh? Sucrose is a different molecule from fructose.


Sucrose breaks down into glucose and fructose. Elementary sugar chemistry.

Bob