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Old September 11th, 2004, 03:31 AM
Martin Golding
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On Fri, 10 Sep 2004 15:07:51 -0500, Pat wrote:


wrote Are the sugars that exist in fruits the same
molecular
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"man made sugars"?? don't you mean something different? Corn syrup is not
"man made" if it comes from corn, after all.


It is, actually. The corn starches are converted to fructose in factories.
No less (or more) "man made" than MSG.


[...] I guess you could call Honey a "bee made sugar".....


Flower made, to be fair. The bees collect the nectar and concentrate it,
but don't change it chemically.

Martin (215/165 since 4/2003, 165 since 4/2004)
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