noun
- Plural of fructose; simple sugars found naturally in fruits, honey, and some vegetables, or produced industrially.
Usage: Chemistry/nutrition context; Countable when referring to multiple types or samples of fructose
Examples
- Different fructoses are used in food manufacturing to sweeten beverages and snacks.
- The lab analyzed various fructoses extracted from tropical fruits.
- High-fructose corn syrup contains different fructoses than natural honey.
- Nutritionists study how different fructoses affect blood sugar levels.
- The samples contained multiple fructoses with varying molecular structures.