MUSCAT CHEMICAL TAG::
D-Fructose is present as a monosaccharide in fruits and vegetables, as a disaccharide in sucrose (with D-glucose), and as oligoand polysaccharides (fructans) in many plants. It is also used as an added sweetener for food and drink, and as an excipient in pharmaceutical preparations, syrups, and solutions.
Fructose can constitute a substantial source of energy in the human diet. It is obviously a dispensable nutrient, and no adverse effects of a fructose-deprived diet have been reported. Excess fructose intake can cause dyslipidemia, hepatic fat storage and hepatic insulin-resistance in sedentary subjects.
It has a role as a sweetening agent. It is a fructopyranose, a D-fructose and a cyclic hemiketal. A monosaccharide in sweet fruits and honey that is soluble in water, alcohol, or ether. It is used as a preservative and an intravenous infusion in parenteral feeding.
Often called fruit sugar, fructose is a type of sugar composed of glucose. It has water-binding properties for skin. ... In Skin Care products it acts as a natural exfoliator, beneficial in blemish control and helps to restore balance of the skins natural oils.
