Question Of The Day: How Much Fructose Is In ... ?

[HuckleB]

High-fructose corn syrup = 55 percent fructose, 45 percent glucose

Sucrose (table sugar) = 50 percent fructose, 50 percent glucose

Agave = 70 to 90 fructose, though some brands may be lower
(source: http://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2014/06/sugar-wars/372220/ )

Honey = 39 percent fructose, 30 percent glucose
(source: http://www.honey.com/images/downloads/carb.pdf )

Apples (sugar content) = 57 percent fructose. 20 percent sucrose, 25 percent glucose
(source; http://healthyeating.sfgate.com/natural-sugars-found-apples-9193.html )

Papaya (sugar content) = 48 percent fructose, 52 percent glucose
(http://healthyeating.sfgate.com/much-pure-fructose-found-papaya-8256.html )

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Please add more percentages, if you feel so inclined.

[thereismore]

1. Percentages are fine, but absolute values are also important. It matters little that apple is 57%

fructose when total sugar content is low (12 g?) compared to a soft drink (25-30 g).

[HuckleB]

2. Very true, but that's covering another angle, albeit a very important one.

I probably should have found a way to separate "straight" sweeteners from fruit.

[GeorgeGist]

3. I can't remember.

[HuckleB]

5. Bummer.

[HuckleB]

4. .