The saccharose, popularly known to all as common sugar, it's a disaccharide which is formed by the combination of glucose and fructose. The first is a type of sugar that is present in fruits and honey while fructose is another type that is also found in fruits and honey but also in vegetables. Meanwhile, disaccharides are a type of carbohydrates that are formed as a result of the condensation of two equal or different sugars.
It should be noted that the sucrose crystal is physically characterized by being transparent and white in color. This situation is caused by the diffraction of light on the group of crystals. It is obtained from sugar cane, corn, or beets and is then purified and finally crystallized.
Without a doubt, sugar is the most popular sweetener in the world because it is the one that is used the most when it comes to giving a sweet or sweeter flavor to a food or product, and that is sucrose. In those cases in which it is used to add sweetness, it will be because that product or food in question originally has a bitter taste.
It is worth mentioning that sugar has a important caloric value and for this matter is that those who take care of their silhouette use instead some substitutes that mostly have an artificial origin.
Although there are innumerable negative beliefs around sucrose, the truth is that per se it is not harmful to health at all but is a very good nutrient for our body, it is easily digested and does not generate toxic during its metabolization, now well , the problem arises when sucrose is consumed in large quantities by people and there it can be directly responsible for a high glycemic index in the blood.
When this last situation occurs, insulin production rises and over time, in some cases, it can cause serious health problems, such is the case of diabetes.
Other pathologies that are associated with the excessive consumption of sucrose are the tooth decay and obesity.
