Alcohol Sugar
In this section we’ll take a brief look into the subject of alcohol sugar.
This is more commonly described as a ‘sugar alcohol’. A sugar alcohol can also be called polyol, polyalcohol or polyhydric alcohol. The substance is actually a hydrogenated
of carbohydrate, whose functional group has been turned into a primary/secondary hydroxyl group.
Sugar alcohol is often used as a replacement for sucrose (table sugar) in food with the addition of artificial sweeteners.
Generally, sugar alcohol is not as sweet as sucrose and also
contains less calories. They can also be used to cover the
unpleasant tastes that high level sweeteners can create.
Hopefully this will give you a brief understanding of this
substance. For further referance, there are a large number of
books on the market that hold a wealth of information on this
subject.
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