CHAPTER 7: SUGAR COOKERY Flashcards
aka table sugar
sucrose
general term for monosaccharides and disaccharides in crystalline form
sugar
most common source of sugar
cane
sweetest among all sugars
fructose
yields one glucose and one fructose
sucrose
yields one glucose and galactose
lactose
yields 2 glucose units
maltose
partially purified sugar
brown sugar
sugar cane extract evaporated to brown syrupy concentrate
panutsa
sugar that is obtained by hydrolyzing cornstarch
corn syrup
unrefined sugar, separated from molasses
muscovado/kinugay/raw brown sugar
liquor that remains after crystallization of sucrose
refiner’s syrup
least sweet sugar
lactose
formation of crystals from concentrated sugar solutions
crystallization
_______ hastens crystallization
agitation