Encyclopedia - Sugar: Encyclopedia Ii - Sugar - Chemistry
In biochemistry, a sugar is the simplest molecule that can be identified as a carbohydrate. These include monosaccharides and disaccharid...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sugar: Encyclopedia Ii - Sugar - Production
Table sugar or sucrose is extracted from plant sources. The most important two sugar crops are sugarcane (Saccharum spp.) and sugar beets...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sugar: Encyclopedia Ii - Sugar - Production
Sugar was first produced in India. Alexander the Great's companions reported seeing "honey produced without the intervention of bees" and...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sugar: Encyclopedia - Sugar
In general use, "sugar" is taken to mean sucrose, also called "table sugar" or saccharose, a disaccharide which is a white crystalline so...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Aspartame: Encyclopedia - Aspartame
Aspartame is the name for the artificial, non-carbohydrate sweetener, aspartyl-phenylalanine-1-methyl ester; i.e. the methyl ester of the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Andreas Sigismund Marggraf: Encyclopedia - Andreas Sigismund Marggraf
Andreas Sigismund Marggraf (1709 – 1782) was a German chemist and pioneer of analytical chemistry. He discovered the formic and phospho...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Anomer: Encyclopedia - Anomer
In sugar chemistry, an anomer is a special type of epimer. It is a stereoisomer (diastereomer, more exactly) of a saccharide (in the cycl...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Curing: Encyclopedia - Curing
In polymer chemistry and Process Engineering, curing refers to the toughening or hardening of a polymer material by cross-linking of poly...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Aspartame: Encyclopedia Ii - Aspartame - Properties And Use
Aspartame's attractiveness as a sweetener comes from the fact that it is approximately 180 times sweeter than sugar in typical concentrat...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sourdough: Encyclopedia Ii - Sourdough - Biology And Chemistry Of Sourdough
A sourdough starter is a stable symbiotic culture of yeast and lactobacteria, typically Candida milleri for the yeast and Lactobacillus s...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sourdough: Encyclopedia Ii - Sourdough - History Of Sourdough
Sourdough has been used since ancient times with a variety of grains. Bread made from 100% rye flour, which is very popular in the northe...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Aspartame: Encyclopedia Ii - Aspartame - Discovery And Approval
Aspartame was discovered in 1965 by James M. Schlatter, a chemist working for G.D. Searle & Company. Schlatter had synthesized aspart...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Aspartame: Encyclopedia Ii - Aspartame - Health Risks Controversy
While it is well-known that aspartame contains phenylalanine and is unsafe for those born with phenylketonuria, some believe that asparta...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Aspartame: Encyclopedia Ii - Aspartame - Products With Aspartame
These products may contain aspartame, but may also be available in sugared form, or with neither sugar nor artificial sweeteners, that is...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dimer: Encyclopedia Ii - Dimer - Chemistry
In chemistry, a dimer refers to a molecule composed of two similar subunits or monomers linked together. It is a special case of a polyme...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Disaccharide: Encyclopedia Ii - Disaccharide - Chemistry
The two monosaccharides are bonded via a condensation reaction. This bond can be between the 1, 4 or 6 carbon on each component monosacch...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Refractive Index: Encyclopedia Ii - Refractive Index - Applications
The refractive index of a material is the most important property of any optical system that uses refraction. It is used to calculate the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Trehalose: Encyclopedia Ii - Trehalose - Chemistry
Trehalose is a non-reducing sugar formed from two glucose units joined by a 1-1 alpha bond. The bonding makes trehalose very resistant to...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vanilla: Encyclopedia Ii - Vanilla - The Vanilla Plants And Their Pollination
The main species harvested for vanillin is Vanilla planifolia. It is a native of Mexico, though now widely grown throughout the tropics. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mixture: Encyclopedia Ii - Mixture - Types Of Mixtures
One type of a homogeneous mixture is a solution. In chemistry, a solution is a homogeneous mixture of one or more substances (the solutes...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Neighbouring Group Participation: Encyclopedia Ii - Neighbouring Group Participation - Ngp By Heteroatom Lone Pairs
A classic example of NGP is the reaction of a sulfur or nitrogen mustard with a nucleophile, the rate of reaction is much higher for the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alcoholic Beverage: Encyclopedia Ii - Alcoholic Beverage - Chemistry
The ethanol (CH3CH2OH) in alcoholic beverages is almost always produced by fermentation, which is the metabolism of carbohydrates (usuall...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alcoholic Beverage: Encyclopedia Ii - Alcoholic Beverage - Chemistry
The ethanol (CH3CH2OH) in alcoholic beverages is almost always produced by fermentation, which is the metabolism of carbohydrates (usuall...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Henna: Encyclopedia Ii - Henna - Properties And Chemistry Of Henna
To create henna, the leaves are dried and ground into a powder that is greenish-brown. Lemon juice and essential oils (such as tea tree a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Zymology: Encyclopedia Ii - Zymology - History
French chemist Louis Pasteur was the first zymologist, when in 1857 he connected yeast to fermentation. Pasteur originally defined fermen...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Surimi: Encyclopedia Ii - Surimi - Production
Lean meat from fish or land animals is first separated or minced. The meat then may be rinsed numerous times to eliminate undesirable odo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ribavirin: Encyclopedia Ii - Ribavirin - Chemistry
Physically ribavirin is similar to the sugar D-ribose from which it is derived. It is freely soluble in water, and is re-crystallized as ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Lavoslav Ružička: Encyclopedia Ii - Lavoslav Ružička - Early Years And Education
Ružička was born in Vukovar (at the time part of Austria-Hungary). His family of craftsmen and farmers was of Czech, German and Croatia...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alcoholic Beverage: Encyclopedia Ii - Alcoholic Beverage - Types Of Alcoholic Beverages
Alcoholic beverages include low-alcohol-content beverages produced by fermentation of sugar- or starch-containing products, and high-alco...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Lsd: Encyclopedia Ii - Lsd - Effects
LSD - Physical. Physical reactions to LSD are highly variable and may include: uterine contractions, body temperature increase, elevate...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alcoholic Beverage: Encyclopedia Ii - Alcoholic Beverage - Types Of Alcoholic Beverages
Alcoholic beverages include low-alcohol-content beverages produced by fermentation of sugar- or starch-containing products, and high-alco...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Lsd: Encyclopedia Ii - Lsd - Effects
LSD - Physical. Physical reactions to LSD are highly variable and may include: uterine contractions, Hyperthermia (body temperature inc...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Songs With Titles That Do Not Appear In The Lyrics: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Songs With Titles That Do Not Appear In The Lyrics - Q
List of songs with titles that do not appear in the lyrics - Queen. "A Winter's Tale" "Brighton Rock" "Tenement Funster" "Bohemian Rha...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Songs With Titles That Do Not Appear In The Lyrics: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Songs With Titles That Do Not Appear In The Lyrics - Q
List of songs with titles that do not appear in the lyrics - Queen. "A Winter's Tale" "Brighton Rock" "Tenement Funster" "Bohemian Rha...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Glycobiology: Oceanography Dictionary - Glycobiology
  Definition and meaning of glycobiology:   glycobiology - a field of science that combines carbohydrate (sugar) biochemi...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Reflexology: Holistic Health Therapy Dictionary On Reflexology
REFLEXOLOGY: based on the idea that specific points on the feet and hands correspond with organs and tissues throughout the body. With...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sugar: Encyclopedia Ii - Sugar - History
Making sugar by evaporating cane juice was developed in India about 500 BC. Sugarcane is a tropical grass, probably native to New Guinea....   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sugar: Encyclopedia Ii - Sugar - History
Making sugar by evaporating cane juice was developed in India about 500 BC. Sugarcane is a tropical grass, probably native to New Guinea....   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sugar: Encyclopedia Ii - Sugar - Health Concerns
In 2003, a report was commissioned by four U.N. agencies, the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Food and Agriculture Organization (...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sugar: Encyclopedia Ii - Sugar - Health Concerns
In 2003, a report was commissioned by four U.N. agencies, the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Food and Agriculture Organization (...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sugar: Encyclopedia Ii - Sugar - Sugar Economics
In many industrialized countries, sugar is among the most heavily subsidized agricultural products. The European Union, the United States...   » Read the article

Article - Popular Pages Sitemap Iii - S
This is a sitemap for Popular Pages III - S . Click on a link and you will find multiple definitions and articles related to the word. ...   » Read the article