
3/2/14 Degree of Sweetness Part Tw Sugar Relative degree of Sweetness Fructose 120 Glucose 70 Sucrose 100 Com Syrup 30-50 High-Fructose 80-90 Com Syrup 550.000,000Ibs,o Honey de hen Hunter of bees,Arana,Spain 7000 BCE The oldest written reference to the use of honey is thought to be Egyptian,of about 5500 BC.At that time Lower Egypt was called Bee Land while Upper Egypt was Reed Land
3/2/14& 1& Carbohydrates Part Two Degree&of&Sweetness& Sugar Relative degree of Sweetness Fructose 120 Glucose 70 Sucrose 100 Corn Syrup 30-50 High-Fructose Corn Syrup 80-90 Invert sugar syrup (Honey) 95 Honey& The oldest written reference to the use of honey is thought to be Egyptian, of about 5500 BC. At that time Lower Egypt was called Bee Land while Upper Egypt was Reed Land. Hunter of bees, Arana, Spain 7000 BCE

3/2/14 Sugarcane History Columbus took sugarcanes to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History of sugar (optional) the Americas New Giuinea people were probably first to domesticate sugareane Crusaders brought sugarcane cultivation to Europe The Spanish and Portuguese started sugar cane growth and production in the Americas The English,Dutch and French latter became involved in the large scale production of sugar as well Sugar trade source of great wealth for Britain and the Dutch The British and Dutch ser 。Average cons ol ith r 4 pounds in 1700 Suar collapsed in the 1800s 1s pounds in 1800 Low prices due to competition from beet suga 36 pounds in 1850 100 pounds in 100
3/2/14& 2& Sugarcane History http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_sugar (optional) • New Guinea people were probably first to domesticate sugarcane • India people discovered how to crystallize sugar 400 BC • Sugarcane technology latter carried to China and Arabia • Crusaders brought sugarcane cultivation to Europe Columbus took sugarcanes to the Americas • The Spanish and Portuguese started sugar cane growth and production in the Americas • The English, Dutch and French latter became involved in the large scale production of sugar as well • Average&consump;on& per&person&in&Britain&& increase&from&& &&&4£s&in&1700&& &18£s&in&1800& && &36£s&in&1850&& 100£s&in&1900& Sugar trade source of great wealth for Britain and the Dutch (jams, candy, tea, coffee, cocoa, processed foods, and other sweet foods) The British and Dutch sent all exports of manufactured goods to their colonies in their ships and the ships returned with rum and sugar Sugar cane trading collapsed in the 1800s Low prices due to competition from beet sugar Emancipation and end of slave trade (1830 in England)

3/2/14 Carbohydrates -Refined Sugar Sugar Beets Sucrose:common chemical name -The development of the European beet White table sugar:sucrose sugar industry was encouraged by the Napoleonic Wars.In 1807 the British began a Only taste is sweetness blockade of France that prevented the import of sugarcane from the Caribbean. Uniform quality (99.99+%purity) .In 1813 Napoleon instituted a retaliatory Source of nutritive energy embargo.By the end of the wars.over 300 ·“Empty calories'"? sugar beet mills operated in France and central Europe. .Beet sugar accounts for 30%of the world's sugar production. Corn Syrup Corn Syrup HFCS 1970's A much cheaper sweetener obtained from hydrolysis of(corn)starches. It is used as a thickener,sweetener,and for its High Fructose Corn Syrups(HFCS) moisture-retaining (humectants)properties which keep foods moist and help to maintain freshness. The more Fructose the sweeter the corn syrup! Most HFCS's are about 50%glucose 50%fructose,i.e.equivalent to sucrose(??)
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