Not exact matches
As far as I'm told by a nutritional doctor, dates have more fructose,
sucrose and
glucose than anything else, apart from some proteins and vitamins.
The sugar in fruit is
sucrose, it is a disaccharide of
glucose and fructose, so 50/50
glucose - fructose; only 5 % less
than that of HFCF.
Goran's analysis of beverages made with HFCS, however, showed a fructose to
glucose ratio of 60:40 — considerably higher
than the equal proportions found in
sucrose and challenging the industry's claim that «sugar is sugar.»
The Corn Refiners Association, a trade group representing HFCS producers, has long argued that HFCS is only negligibly different
than natural sugar (
sucrose), which is made up of equal parts of fructose and
glucose.
They can state «no sugar» or «low sugar» on the nutrition label because maltodextrin is a complex carbohydrate, but it will impact blood sugar more
than table sugar (table sugar is
sucrose, which, by the way, is not a simple sugar — it is two molecules,
glucose and fructose, bonded together).
Bananas contain a lot of fibers and different types of sugar (
sucrose, fructose,
glucose)-- more
than...
For example, fructose is almost twice as sweet as
sucrose and
sucrose is approximately 30 % sweeter
than glucose.
(there were 2
sucrose groups too but
glucose was better
than sucrose)
Having looked at the papers you shared and a few others (see below), it does look like honey can have slightly better control of blood
glucose levels
than sugars such as
sucrose.
Some of these fruits have more sugars that are
glucose, which is better for you
than fructose or
sucrose.
Honey (21 calories per teaspoon) Sugar sources: Fructose (around 38 percent),
glucose (about 30 percent),
sucrose, maltose, trehalse, and turanose Sweetness: Up to 50 times sweeter
than granulated sugar Honey contains antioxidants — and the darker the honey (such as buckwheat), the more disease - fighting antioxidants it's likely to contain.
Simple sugars such as
sucrose (table sugar) and juice (fructose) are composed of only one or two sugar molecules and are converted to blood
glucose faster
than more complex carbohydrates like whole grains and vegetables.
It yields two thirds of the calories of
sucrose and, because digestion occurs in the small intestine rather
than the stomach, triggers a slower and less sharp rise in blood
glucose than sucrose.
A ripe, medium tomato contains a little less
than 5 grams carbohydrate, 3.2 of which come from sugar — mostly
glucose and fructose with a tiny amount of
sucrose.