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AZUCAR INVERTIDA [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2001-04-17
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Chemical Elements and Compounds
- Sugar Industry
- Nutritive Elements (Biological Sciences)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- invert sugar
1, record 1, English, invert%20sugar
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- invert 1, record 1, English, invert
correct, noun
- inverted sugar 2, record 1, English, inverted%20sugar
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... sucrose, the common sugar of commerce ... is split ... by hydrolysis into two monosaccharides, or simple sugars: glucose (dextrose) and fructose (levulose). ... The hydrolytic reaction is called inversion of sugar, and the product is invert sugar or, simply, invert. 1, record 1, English, - invert%20sugar
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
When listing ingredients on label of foods containing added sweetening agents, Consumer and Corporate Affairs Canada, in communiqué no. 46 dated March 8, 1985, recommends: "the common name "sugar" to designate added sugar, liquid sugar, invert sugar or liquid invert sugar, simply or in combination." 3, record 1, English, - invert%20sugar
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Éléments et composés chimiques
- Sucrerie (Industrie de l'alimentation)
- Éléments nutritifs (Sciences biologiques)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- sucre inverti
1, record 1, French, sucre%20inverti
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
En présence d'un acide en milieu aqueux, le sucre se décompose en ses composants (glucose et fructose). Ce mélange qui ne peut se cristalliser, ou sucre inverti, dévie vers la gauche le plan d'un faisceau de lumière polarisée. Le sucre inverti, fructose + glucose, se trouve presque pur dans le miel. 1, record 1, French, - sucre%20inverti
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Dans les listes d'ingrédients qui figurent sur les étiquettes des produits alimentaires contenant des édulcorants, Consommation et Corporation Canada dans son communiqué n° 46 du 8 mars 1985, recommande d'employer : «le nom usuel «sucre» pour désigner l'addition du sucre, du sucre liquide, du sucre inverti ou du sucre inverti liquide, que le produit contienne un ou plusieurs de ces produits.» 2, record 1, French, - sucre%20inverti
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Elementos y compuestos químicos
- Industria azucarera
- Elementos nutritivos (Ciencias biológicas)
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- azúcar invertido
1, record 1, Spanish, az%C3%BAcar%20invertido
masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
La palabra "azúcar" se puede utilizar como nombre masculino o femenino, aunque normalmente se utiliza en el masculino. 2, record 1, Spanish, - az%C3%BAcar%20invertido
Record 1, Key term(s)
- azúcar invertida
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