noun
- a white crystalline sugar found in certain fruits and used in the production of vitamin C
Usage: chemistry; biochemistry
Examples
- Sorbose is commonly derived from sorbitol through bacterial fermentation.
- The pharmaceutical company uses sorbose as a precursor in vitamin C synthesis.
- Mountain ash berries contain natural sorbose along with other sugars.
- Industrial production of sorbose involves specific bacterial strains.
- Sorbose has a different molecular structure than common table sugar.