Category Archives: Sucrose

Why Honey is Not The Same as Sugar

Evidence shows that refined crystalline sugars, including sucrose and fructose are detrimental to the health. This relates to the way the fructose molecule is able to decrease the insulin sensitivity of cells, something that causes metabolic dysfunction, weight gain and … Continue reading

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Is Sugar A Drug?

Sugar is a colloquial term for the chemical sucrose. Nutritionally, sugar can refer to other simple carbohydrates such as glucose and fructose. Sucrose is present in a number of foods of natural origin, including fruits, vegetables and honey and so … Continue reading

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Some Often Overlooked Qualities of Fruit

Fruit is a healthy group of foods and regular consumption of fruit provides significant health benefits. The benefits of fruit are despite the fact that it is a rich source of sugars including glucose, sucrose, mannitol, raffinose and fructose. Generally … Continue reading

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Sugar Accumulation in Fruit

Sugars are a product of photosynthesis. The plant uses electrons of light and carbon dioxide to create carbohydrates, which are sugars. This process occurs in the leaves as this is the point of photosynthesis in the plant. Once synthesised, the … Continue reading

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Changes to the Nutritional Content of Apples

Apples are an excellent source of nutrients including water, amino acids, sugars, vitamins, minerals and phytochemicals. However, within the fruit the nutrients are not homogenous, and therefore certain parts of the apple may be more or less nutritious than other … Continue reading

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The Carbohydrate Content of Parsnips During Storage

Parsnips are a traditional food in many countries and have the advantage over other vegetables in that they do not readily decay post harvest. Storage of parsnips at low temperatures allows a source of food throughout the winter, and for … Continue reading

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Good Types of Sugar

Sugar is chemically called sucrose. Consuming sugar in its refined and crystalline form, as is found in granulated table sugar, is associated with a number of negative health effects including obesity, cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes, dental caries and cancer. … Continue reading

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Sugar and Anxiety

Evidence suggests that diet plays an important role in the development of mood disorders. In particular, low quality diets may cause changes to neuronal pathways that lead to a deterioration in normal brain function. Sugar has been implicated as a … Continue reading

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Diet And Its Influence On Mood

The link between stress and mood disorders is well established. Anecdotally, most people can relate low mood to a period of stress. However, what is less well understood is the role that a low quality diet can have in the … Continue reading

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Too Much Sugar?

Table sugar is chemically called sucrose. Sucrose is made up of one molecule of fructose and one molecule of glucose. Studies consistently show that high intakes of sugar in the diet are detrimental to the health, largely because of the … Continue reading

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