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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsQuestion Of The Day: How Much Fructose Is In ... ?
High-fructose corn syrup = 55 percent fructose, 45 percent glucoseSucrose (table sugar) = 50 percent fructose, 50 percent glucose
Agave = 70 to 90 fructose, though some brands may be lower
(source: http://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2014/06/sugar-wars/372220/ )
Honey = 39 percent fructose, 30 percent glucose
(source: http://www.honey.com/images/downloads/carb.pdf )
Apples (sugar content) = 57 percent fructose. 20 percent sucrose, 25 percent glucose
(source; http://healthyeating.sfgate.com/natural-sugars-found-apples-9193.html )
Papaya (sugar content) = 48 percent fructose, 52 percent glucose
(http://healthyeating.sfgate.com/much-pure-fructose-found-papaya-8256.html )
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Question Of The Day: How Much Fructose Is In ... ? (Original Post)
HuckleB
Apr 2016
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thereismore
(13,326 posts)1. Percentages are fine, but absolute values are also important. It matters little that apple is 57%
fructose when total sugar content is low (12 g?) compared to a soft drink (25-30 g).
HuckleB
(35,773 posts)2. Very true, but that's covering another angle, albeit a very important one.
I probably should have found a way to separate "straight" sweeteners from fruit.
GeorgeGist
(25,321 posts)3. I can't remember.
HuckleB
(35,773 posts)5. Bummer.