glükoosist ja fruktoosist koosnev disahhariid, mida leidub ohtralt suhkruroos ja suhkrupeedis
a white crystalline sugar which occurs widely in plants and is the chief component of cane and beet sugar
Hea teada
Sucrose is a disaccharide containing glucose and fructose units, and is optically active, having a structure described by the systematic name α-d-glucopyranosyl-(1,2)-β-d-fructofuranoside.
Tuntumad looduslikult esinevad suhkrud on sahharoos, glükoos, fruktoos, laktoos ja maltoos. Sahharoosi leidub peaaegu kõikides taimedes. See koosneb kahest lihtsuhkrust – fruktoosist ja glükoosist.
