a ketohexose sugar obtained esp. from rowan berries as a fermentation product of sorbitol, a white, sweetish crystalline monosaccharide, basic formula C6H12O6, containing a ketone group; used in the manufacture of ascorbic acid (vitamin C)

a ketohexose sugar obtained esp. from rowan berries as a fermentation product of sorbitol, a white, sweetish crystalline monosaccharide, basic formula C6H12O6, containing a ketone group; used in the manufacture of ascorbic acid (vitamin C)

a ketohexose sugar obtained esp. from rowan berries as a fermentation product of sorbitol, a white, sweetish crystalline monosaccharide, basic formula C6H12O6, containing a ketone group; used in the manufacture of ascorbic acid (vitamin C)