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Catalysts - Enzymes - Syrup and Slimming Food.
Syrup is the name given to a saturated sugar or starch solution.
Starch is a natural
polymer made
from sugars.
The starch in starch syrup may come from many sources.
Corn starch and potato starch are common.
A carbohydrase can be used to convert
starch syrup into sugar syrup.
An enzyme called isomerase can convert
glucose in
sugar syrup
into fructose syrup.
Fructose is much
sweeter than glucose.
A small amount of fructose in a food
can replace a larger amount of
glucose
without losing the
sweet taste.
This is useful in preparing
slimming food since a small amount of fructose
is less fattening than a
larger amount of glucose.
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