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C6H12O6
180.16 g/mol
Food Additive

D-(-)-Fructose

CAS30237-26-4EC200-333-3
Category
Food Additive
Compound Class
Alcohol
Primary Use
natural sweetener and monosaccharide

Fructose, also known as fruit sugar, is a naturally occurring monosaccharide found in many plants, where it is often combined with glucose to form sucrose. It is commonly used as a natural sweetener in food and beverages.

natural sweetener in food productscomponent in the formation of sucrose

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Referencestereoisomer of

Keto-L-fructose

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Referencestereoisomer of

Keto-L-sorbose

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Identifiers
IUPAC Name

(3S,4R,5R)-1,3,4,5,6-pentahydroxyhexan-2-one

InChIKey

BJHIKXHVCXFQLS-UYFOZJQFSA-N

SMILES

C([C@H]([C@H]([C@@H](C(=O)CO)O)O)O)O

Synonyms (40)
  • FUD
  • D-(-)-Fructose, meets USP testing specifications
  • D-(-)-Fructose, meets analytical specification of Ph.??Eur., BP
  • Fructose (JP18/USP)
  • Fructose, European Pharmacopoeia (EP)
  • Fructose, United States Pharmacopeia (USP)
  • .ALPHA.-ACROSE
  • D(-)-ructose
  • D-(-)-Fructose
  • D-(-)-Fructose, BioXtra
  • D-(-)-Fructose, puriss.
  • D-(-)-Levulose
  • D-[4,5,6]-Fructose-13C3
  • D-fructose (open structure)
  • D-fructose-ring
  • DL-Fructose
  • FRUCTOSE [MART.]
  • FRUCTOSE, DL-
  • Fructon (TN)
  • Fructose
  • Fructose (VAN)
  • Fructose, D-
  • GLUCOSE IMPURITY D
  • Hi-Fructo 970
  • LACTULOSE IMPURITY D
  • Methose
  • Sugar fruit fine
  • fru-ring
  • keto-D-fructose