Sucrose is a vital energy source in plants. It also drives growth and serves as an important signaling molecule during stress ...

Stevia’s widespread use in food and beverage as a natural sweetener is shifting consumers’ sweetness perceptions and driving ...

President Trump said Coca-Cola has agreed to use cane sugar​ in its U.S. cola, which is currently sweetened with ...

High-fructose corn syrup (HFCS) is not inherently worse than table sugar (sucrose) but neither are good for you when consumed ...

Sugar substitutes like Splenda, Sweet’N Low, and Truvia offer people with diabetes options for reducing their sugar intake. And that can mean benefits for your A1C and weight. Learn about the ...

Watching other mice eat affects how much food mice consume, even when they are not hungry; this effect occurs only with ...

A research team uncovers a crucial molecular pathway by which sucrose, long known as a key energy source, also acts as a ...

Chronic sucrose consumption in mice reveals organ-specific metabolic disruptions by Tata Institute of Fundamental Research Editors' notes ...

The polar water molecules attract the negative and positive areas on the polar sucrose molecules which makes sucrose dissolve in water. A nonpolar substance like mineral oil does not dissolve a polar ...

Potential Health Benefits of Sucanat Sucrose, glucose, and fructose are all natural sugars, but they don't act identically in the body. The body's first choice for fuel is glucose, which can be ...

The needle-type biosensor uses a multi-enzyme system and agarose gel interface to monitor sucrose levels in real time within plant tissues, enabling studies of dynamic sugar transport and stomatal ...

Preterm babies receive up to 16 painful procedures every day. Pain in early life has been linked to altered brain development and poorer cognitive outcomes.