Fructose and the increased amount of Obesity in America Nutri, Health & Wellness Professor Date: Week 2: Fructose and the increased amount of Obesity in America

Introduction This paper will be discussing the popular sweetener: fructose.

Fructose’s History Fructose is known to be found specifically in plants abundantly. It contains a six carbon sugar that goes by the name of hexose. It also possesses glucose which is known as a common table sugar. Fructose

By taking a look at Figure 1 listed above, we are able to see how fructose is structured. Now in Figure 2 we are able to see the role that Fructose plays in fruits and vegetables Figure 2: The amount of Fructose that is found in some of our favorite fruits and veggies Fructose was first discovered in 1847 by French chemist Augustin-Pierre Dubrunfaut. Fructoses function in high fructose corn syrup was also a very important discovery. Fructose was first used in high fructose corn syrup in 1977. [1]. For those that are unaware, Fructose is found a big amount of plants and is listed as a monosaccharide. Fructose is a part of the three dietary monosaccharides that include galactose and glucose which are typically absorbed during digestion into the bloodstream. Fructose is found in berries, most root vegetables, honey, flowers, fruits and vine fruits.
Fructose is typically taken from sugar beets, corn, and sugar cane commercially. Fructose comes in three important commercial forms: The first form is, sucrose, is a compound with one molecule of glucose covalently linked to one molecule of fructose. The second form is Crystalline fructose is the monosaccharide, dried, ground, and of high purity.The third and final form is: high-fructose corn syrup (HFCS) is a