sugar Flashcards
(26 cards)
sugar in terms of food?
sucrose
sucrose
glucose + fructose
maltose
2 glucose
Lactose
glucose + galactose
Raffinose
glucose + galactose + fructose
what is the composition of honey?
20% water, 76% glucose + fructose
what is the genus and species of sugar beet?
beta Vulgaris
what climate is sugar beet grown in?
colder climate
how much sugar beet is produced per acre?
2 tonnes
what percentage of sucrose is in sugar beet?
20%
when was tate and lyle established?
1859
when was sucralose developed?
1976
what is the average consumption of sugar in the UK?
35kg per person per year
when did the sugar tax come in?
2017
what kind of plant is sugar beet?
root
what kind of plant is sugar cane?
tall pernial grass
when did Columbus take sugar cane to hati and the Dominican Republic?
1493
when was the slave trade band in the UK?
1807
when was slavery abolished in the UK?
1834
where was sugar beet first produced?
Germany
where did sugar cane originate?
new guinea
what is the genus and species of sugar cane?
Saccharum afficinarum
how much sugar cane is produced per acre?
3-8 tonnes
what percentage of sucrose is sugar cane?
15%