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From: wilde@apollo.uucp (Scott Wilde)
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Subject: Re: Sugar - harmless, no - deadly, yes
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Date: Fri, 9-Aug-85 10:15:06 EDT
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>   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.