What are the tradeoffs replacing sucrose / table sugar with pure granulater dextrose / glucose?

All,

I'm researching a substitute for fructose-bearing table sugar. Glucose is potentially interesting from a health standpoint. Glucose is only 70% as sweet as table sugar (sucrose) which is a mix of glucose and fructose, so one tradeoff is to use a larger quantity or resolve to a less sweet taste.

What are the other tradeoffs when using glucose instead of table sugar? Does it caramelize the same? Does it bake the same?

Thanks!

JDelage

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Best Answer

Table sugar, ie sucrose, is not "a mixture of glucose and fructose", but rather a disaccharide made by combining one molecule of glucose with one of fructose. In the body, the sucrose is metabolised into glucose and fructose; the fructose is further modified into glucose. I'm sure that you don't want to know about the tricarboxylic acid cycle which is how the glucose gets turned into carbon dioxide, water and energy as you are interested in the physical aspects.

Using a larger quantity of glucose (as opposed to sucrose) causes the proportions of all the ingredients to change, causing a change in taste and consistency - in the same way that diabetic foods, using sorbitol, have different consistencies.

Glucose is probably more reactive than sucrose in terms of the Maillard reaction (browning).

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Can you substitute dextrose for sugar?

Dextrose (glucose powder) \u2014 Dextrose is less sweet than refined sugar and the texture is like coarse icing sugar. For a straight substitution, multiply the weight of sugar in the recipe by 0.7 for the amount of dextrose needed. You may also need to add extra liquid \u2013 use your intuition here.

Is dextrose healthier than sucrose?

Whilst dextrose, sucrose and fructose are all simple sugars, the impact each has on blood sugar levels varies can vary. Due its molecular make up, dextrose scores 100 on the glycaemic index as it raises blood glucose levels very quickly. Comparatively, sucrose and fructose score 65 and 19 on the GI scale.

What is the difference between sucrose and dextrose?

Dextrose is D-glucose. Sucrose is common table sugar. Dextrose and sucrose are two different sugar molecules. The difference between dextrose and sucrose is that the dextrose is a monosaccharide whereas the sucrose is a disaccharide.

What is the advantage of using dextrose powder over table sugar?

So, why choose Dextrose for your recipes? Compared to sucrose (table sugar), dextrose is about 20% less sweet which allows bakers to take advantage of its bulking and preservative benefits without making the end product overly sweet.

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