Commercial Production and Usage Flashcards
How is glucose produced industrially from starch?
enzymatic hydrolysis using glucose amylase or by the use of acids
What is the annual worldwide production of glucose syrup?
20 million tonnes (2011)
What was started in 1982?
pullulan gasses were used in the production of glucose syrup to convert amylopectin to starch (amylose), thereby increasing the yield of glucose
Many crops can be used as the source of starch used to produce glucose, like …….
corn, rice, wheat, cassava, potato, barley, sweet potato
In the US, what food is almost exclusively used as a glucose source?
corn
What is Glucose mainly used for?
the production of fructose and of glucose-containing foods
What is glucose mainly used for in foods?
it is used as a sweetener, humectant, to increase the volume and to create a softer mouthfeel
Various sources of glucose, such as grape juice (for wine) or malt (for beer), are used for what?
used for fermentation to ethanol during the production of alcoholic beverages
Most soft drinks in the US use ……
HFCS-55
Most sweetened foods in the US use ……
HFCS-42
What does Mexico use to sweeten soft drinks?
Cane sugar
A typical chemical reaction of glucose when heated under water-free conditions is what?
Caramelization
Recently, how has glucose been gaining commercial use?
Used as a key component of “kits” containing lactic acid and insulin intended to induce hypoglycemia and hyperlactatemia to combat different cancers and infections
