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SUCRE DIABETIQUES [3 records]

Record 1 2011-01-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemical Elements and Compounds
  • Sugar Industry
Universal entry(ies)
C6H12O6
formula, see observation
DEF

A ketose widely distributed in nature, occurring in most fruits and in honey. It is sweeter than glucose and may be prepared by hydrolyzing inulin. An ideal "sugar" for diabetics, it is also used in ordinary foods as a preservative.

OBS

properties: White crystals; soluble in water, alcohol and ether ... Derivation: Hydrolysis of inulin; hydrolysis of beet sugar followed by lime separation; from cornstarch by enzymatic or microbial action ... Uses: Foodstuffs; medicine; preservative.

OBS

Chemical formula: C6H12O6

Key term(s)
  • laevulose
  • levo-sugar

French

Domaine(s)
  • Éléments et composés chimiques
  • Sucrerie (Industrie de l'alimentation)
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
C6H12O6
formula, see observation
DEF

Cétose plus sucré que le glucose, très répandu dans la nature, présent dans la plupart des fruits et dans le miel. On sait le préparer par hydrolyse de l'inuline. Sucre idéal pour les diabétiques, on l'emploie également comme conservateur dans l'alimentation courante.

OBS

Formule chimique : C6H12O6

Key term(s)
  • sucre de fruit

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Elementos y compuestos químicos
  • Industria azucarera
Entrada(s) universal(es)
C6H12O6
formula, see observation
DEF

Levadura o azúcar de los frutos y de la miel que forma parte de la sacarosa y la inulina.

OBS

Fórmula química: C6H12O6

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Record 2 2003-11-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemical Elements and Compounds
  • Food Additives
  • Food Industries
  • Pharmacology
DEF

Group name for synthetic nonnutritive sweetening agents derived from cyclohexylamine or cyclamic acid ...

CONT

Cyclamates. Artificial sweetening agents about 30 times as sweet as refined sugar, removed from the market [in 1969] because they were found to cause bladder cancer in rats.

CONT

[Cyclamates include] the sodium and calcium salts of cyclohexane sulfamic acid as well as the acid form itself ... Cyclamates occur as white crystals or as a white crystalline powder. These are odorless ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Éléments et composés chimiques
  • Additifs alimentaires
  • Industrie de l'alimentation
  • Pharmacologie
DEF

Édulcorant de synthèse ayant un pouvoir sucrant 30 fois supérieur à celui du sucre, présenté sous forme de cristaux blancs(ou de poudre cristalline blanche) inodores. Réservé à l'alimentation des diabétiques(mais interdit comme additif alimentaire dans certains pays).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Elementos y compuestos químicos
  • Aditivos alimentarios
  • Industria alimentaria
  • Farmacología
DEF

Nombre de un grupo de edulcorantes sintéticos no nutritivos obtenido del cicloexilamino o ácido ciclámico; la serie incluye ciclamatos de sodio, potasio y calcio. Tóxico en dosis elevadas.

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Record 3 2003-06-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemical Elements and Compounds
  • Food Additives
  • Biotechnology
DEF

A sweet-tasting, white powder, soluble in acetates, benzene, and alcohol; slightly soluble in water and ether; melts at 228°C; used as a sugar substitute for syrups, and in medicines, foods, and beverages.

CONT

Saccharin ... is 300 times as sweet as natural sugar but leaves a bitter aftertaste.

Key term(s)
  • o-sulfobenzoic imide

French

Domaine(s)
  • Éléments et composés chimiques
  • Additifs alimentaires
  • Biotechnologie
DEF

Produit de synthèse; imide de l’acide benzoïque orthosulfoné, proche des sulfamides, dont le sel de sodium, soluble dans l’eau, a un très grand pouvoir sucrant (300 à 500 fois celui du saccharose). N’ayant pas de valeur alimentaire, elle est utilisée comme édulcorant dans les régimes pour diabétiques.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Elementos y compuestos químicos
  • Aditivos alimentarios
  • Biotecnología
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