Basically the same as glucose, it has the functions of directly supplying heat energy, supplementing body fluids and nourishing the whole body. However, this product can be removed from the blood and converted into glycogen faster than glucose, and can be metabolized into glycogen without insulin, so it is easier to absorb and utilize than glucose. It seems to be more suitable than glucose to provide energy and replenish body fluids for patients with diabetes and liver disease.

Side effects:

1, oral high-dose fructose can cause abdominal pain and diarrhea.

2. Intravenous injection can lead to lactic acid poisoning and excessive uric acid in blood, and occasionally lead to death. ?

3. Nausea, epigastric pain and vasodilation in different vascular areas; ?

4. It leads to the increase of triglyceride synthesis in liver and hypertriglyceridemia.

Extended data:

side effect

Drinking high fructose beverages during meals will lead to a decrease in insulin and leptin levels, while an increase in auxin levels. The researchers found that due to the decrease of insulin and leptin levels and the increase of hunger hormone levels, eating a lot of fructose will lead to weight gain.

A large intake of fructose can lead to nonalcoholic fatty liver.

Moisture absorption and moisture retention

Fructose also has good hygroscopicity. Among sugars, fructose has the strongest hygroscopicity and is easy to absorb water.

The good hygroscopicity of fructose makes it suitable for the processing of bread, cake, candy and other foods that need moisturizing.

The application of fructose in candy can prevent crystallization and sand return, especially for high-grade candy and chocolate.

Using fructose in bread and cake can make the cake soft in texture, long in drying time and excellent in fresh-keeping performance, which can obviously improve the product grade and prolong the shelf life.

In addition, fructose is a monosaccharide, which is easy to be used by yeast and has a fast fermentation speed. Fructose is easy to decompose when heated, and it is easy to coking with amino acids. Therefore, the application of fructose in baked goods (such as bread) can not only achieve a soft and delicious effect, but also increase the surface Huang Liang color and rich burnt flavor.

Because of its hygroscopicity, fructose can also be used as a humectant for cosmetics and tobacco.

Reference: Baidu Encyclopedia-Fructose