Fructose

An apple a day
An apple a day keeps the doctor away
Apple in the morning - Doctor's warning
Roast apple at night - starves the doctor outright
Eat an apple going to bed - knock the doctor on the head
Three each day, seven days a week - ruddy apple, ruddy cheek
Nutritional values in apples
Why an apple a day keeps the doctor away?
There are several reasons to believe the old English saying. I have gathered a few of those here:
• Apples have a low glycemic index rating, which means that they release energy slowly and
don’t produce high rises of blood sugar in the body.
• Apples contain a lot of pectin, which helps to remove toxins, and tartaric acid, which aids
digestion. The pectin expands in your stomach, absorbing the moisture and stimulating the
intestine. As a result, intestinal conditions get better, and it is easier to absorb other nutrients.
• The fiber content in apples help regulate bowel movements and may thus reduce the risk of
colon cancer.
• Apples contain Vitamin C which boosts the immune system.
• Apples are rich in flavonoid, which are known for its antioxidant effects which in turn prevent
Heart Disease.
• Apples help to reduce bad cholesterol. They prevent LDL cholesterol from turning into oxidized
LDL, a very dangerous form of bad cholesterol which can be deadly.
Commercial sweeteners (carbohydrate content)
Sugar Fructose Glucose Sucrose Other Sugars
(Fructose-
Glucose)
Granulated
(50) (50) 100 0
Sugar
Brown Sugar 1 1 97 1
HFCS-42 42 53 0 5
HFCS-55 55 41 0 4
HFCS-90 90 5 0 5
Honey 50 44 1 5
Maple Syrup 1 4 95 0
Molasses 23 21 53 3
Corn Syrup 0 35 0 0
Data obtained from Kretchmer, N. & Hollenbeck, CB (1991). Sugars and Sweeteners, Boca Raton,
FL: CRC Press, Inc. for HFCS, and USDA for fruits and vegetables and the other refined sugars.
Cane and beet sugars have been used as the major sweetener in food manufacturing for
centuries. However, with the development of HFCS, a significant shift occurred in the type of
sweetener consumption. As seen in Figure 3, this change happened in the 1970s. Contrary to the
popular belief, however, with the increase of HFCS consumption, the total fructose intake has
not dramatically changed. Granulated sugar is 99.9% pure sucrose, which means that it has equal
ratio of fructose to glucose. The most commonly used HFCS, 42 and 55, have about equal ratio
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