3 Usage

Pure sucrose is the most common sweetener in the modern, industrialized world. People, and in fact most other mammals except members of the cat family, will gladly accept a food sweetened with sucrose, even if they aren't hungry. Processed food and junk food often have sucrose added.

4 In the Human Digestive System

Sucrose can be absorbed into the bloodstream through the stomach walls, which means this disaccharide can offer a fast sugar boost.

5 Health effects

Sucrose has several adverse health effects. The most common is tooth decay, in which bacteria in the mouth turn sucrose into acid that attacks tooth enamel. Sucrose has a high calorie content and is also believed to cause obesity. People with diabetes mellitusThis article is about the disease that features high blood sugar. The other major but far less common diabetes is diabetes insipidus ("water diabetes", DI). Diabetes mellitus is a medical disorder characterized by varying or persistent hyperglycemia (elev need to control their intake of sucrose. A large amount of sucrose will result in heightend blood sugar, and over time, can result in high blood pressure.

6 Sugar substituteA sugar substitute is a food additive which duplicates the effect of sugar on the taste, but with fewer calories. In Commonwealth English, sugar substitutes are often referred to as "sweeteners" (to the exclusion of sugar). They are often used in soft dris

Because of the health effects of sucrose, several substitutes have been developed, although none appear today as sugar in cooking and they may have other health consequences. A new substitue, Splenda, is now available. SteviaStevia Stevia rebaudiana Bertoni is a shrub belonging to the Asteraceae (sunflower) family of plants. It is widely used as a sweetener in Japan, and is available in the US and Canada as a health food supplement. Originating in South America, it is found i is also available through import from South America.

7 Misc

• Solubility in water: about 2.1g sucrose / 1g water (at 25°C). source