Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10 Apollo 5/13/85; site apollo.uucp Path: utzoo!linus!philabs!prls!amdimage!amdcad!decwrl!decvax!wanginst!apollo!wilde From: wilde@apollo.uucp (Scott Wilde) Newsgroups: net.med Subject: Re: Sugar - harmless, no - deadly, yes Message-ID: <2839a2c3.3b@apollo.uucp> Date: Fri, 9-Aug-85 10:15:06 EDT Article-I.D.: apollo.2839a2c3.3b Posted: Fri Aug 9 10:15:06 1985 Date-Received: Mon, 12-Aug-85 07:15:12 EDT References: <1053@cbdkc1.UUCP><40@unc.UUCP> <681@gatech.CSNET> Organization: Apollo Computer, Chelmsford, Mass. Lines: 14 > Honey may not contain sucrose, but it also does not contain any > fructose. Honey contains about 85% glucose, at least, > thats what I remember from biology, whereas sucrose is only 50%. > We all know that it is the glucose thats the problem, not sucrose > or fructose. > > So remember boys and girls, a gram of honey is more detrimental than > a gram of sucrose. Actually, honey is close to pure invert sugar (50 % glucose, 50% fructose). but has a greater percentage of fructose. Tupelo honey has about twice as much fructose as glucose. Honey is produced by the action of the enzyme honey invertase on the sucrose that the bees gather from flowers. I not sure what happens to produce the greater amount of fructose.