Facts on Fructose
- Melting Point: 103 degrees celsius
- Density: 1.694 grams per centimeters cubed
- Boiling Point: 166 degrees celsius
- Mass Percent Composition: 40.00% Carbon, 6.72% Hydrogen, 53.28% Oxygen
- Fructose Bonds Covalently to other sugars and when two sugars bond it is called a glycosidic bond.
- Hydrogen: 12 atoms
- Carbon: 6 atoms
- Oxygen: 6 atoms
- Fructose is used for energy and naturally occurs in fruits and honey etc. This energy is important because it is a lower-calorie sweetener compared to table sugar, also our body needs that energy.