Psicose, the Glossary
D-Psicose (C6H12O6), also known as D-allulose, or simply allulose, is a low-calorie epimer of the monosaccharide sugar fructose, used by some major commercial food and beverage manufacturers as a low-calorie sweetener.[1]
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- Ketohexoses
- Pyranoses
Abdominal pain
Abdominal pain, also known as a stomach ache, is a symptom associated with both non-serious and serious medical issues.
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Aspartame
Aspartame is an artificial non-saccharide sweetener 200 times sweeter than sucrose and is commonly used as a sugar substitute in foods and beverages.
Calorie restriction
Calorie restriction (also known as caloric restriction or energy restriction) is a dietary regimen that reduces the energy intake from foods and beverages without incurring malnutrition.
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CJ CheilJedang
CJ CheilJedang Corporation is a South Korean international food company based in Seoul that manufactures food ingredients, ambient, frozen and chilled packaged food products, pharmaceuticals and biotechnology.
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Diabetes medication
Drugs used in diabetes treat diabetes mellitus by decreasing glucose levels in the blood.
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Diarrhea
Diarrhea (American English), also spelled diarrhoea or diarrhœa (British English), is the condition of having at least three loose, liquid, or watery bowel movements in a day.
Disaccharide
A disaccharide (also called a double sugar or biose) is the sugar formed when two monosaccharides are joined by glycosidic linkage.
Egg white
Egg white is the clear liquid (also called the albumen or the glair/glaire) contained within an egg.
Enzyme
Enzymes are proteins that act as biological catalysts by accelerating chemical reactions.
Enzyme inhibitor
An enzyme inhibitor is a molecule that binds to an enzyme and blocks its activity.
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Epimer
In stereochemistry, an epimer is one of a pair of diastereomers.
Erythritol
Erythritol is an organic compound, the naturally occurring achiral meso four-carbon sugar alcohol (or polyol).
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) is the agency of the European Union (EU) that provides independent scientific advice and communicates on existing and emerging risks associated with the food chain.
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The European Society for Clinical Nutrition and Metabolism (ESPEN) is an organization in the field of parenteral and enteral nutrition and promotes basic and clinical research, basic and advanced education, organization of consensus statements about clinical care and care quality control.
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European Union
The European Union (EU) is a supranational political and economic union of member states that are located primarily in Europe.
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Excretion
Excretion is elimination of metabolic waste, which is an essential process in all organisms.
Fermentation
Fermentation is a metabolic process that produces chemical changes in organic substances through the action of enzymes.
Fig
The fig is the edible fruit of Ficus carica, a species of small tree in the flowering plant family Moraceae, native to the Mediterranean region, together with western and southern Asia.
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Flatulence
Flatulence is the expulsion of gas from the intestines via the anus, commonly referred to as farting.
Food and Drug Administration
The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA or US FDA) is a federal agency of the Department of Health and Human Services.
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Fructose
Fructose, or fruit sugar, is a ketonic simple sugar found in many plants, where it is often bonded to glucose to form the disaccharide sucrose. Psicose and Fructose are Ketohexoses and Pyranoses.
Gastrointestinal tract
The gastrointestinal tract (GI tract, digestive tract, alimentary canal) is the tract or passageway of the digestive system that leads from the mouth to the anus. The GI tract contains all the major organs of the digestive system, in humans and other animals, including the esophagus, stomach, and intestines.
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Generally recognized as safe
Generally recognized as safe (GRAS) is a United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) designation that a chemical or substance added to food is considered safe by experts under the conditions of its intended use.
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Glucose
Glucose is a sugar with the molecular formula. Psicose and Glucose are Pyranoses.
Glycation
Glycation (non-enzymatic glycosylation) is the covalent attachment of a sugar to a protein, lipid or nucleic acid molecule.
Glycemic index
The glycemic (glycaemic) index (GI) is a number from 0 to 100 assigned to a food, with pure glucose arbitrarily given the value of 100, which represents the relative rise in the blood glucose level two hours after consuming that food.
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Hexose
In chemistry, a hexose is a monosaccharide (simple sugar) with six carbon atoms.
Hyperglycemia
Hyperglycemia or Hyperglycaemia is a condition in which an excessive amount of glucose circulates in the blood plasma.
Insulin
Insulin (from Latin insula, 'island') is a peptide hormone produced by beta cells of the pancreatic islets encoded in humans by the insulin (INS) gene.
Integral
In mathematics, an integral is the continuous analog of a sum, which is used to calculate areas, volumes, and their generalizations.
Kagawa University
is a national university in Takamatsu, Kagawa, Japan.
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Lipid-lowering agent
Lipid-lowering agents, also sometimes referred to as hypolipidemic agents, cholesterol-lowering drugs, or antihyperlipidemic agents are a diverse group of pharmaceuticals that are used to lower the level of lipids and lipoproteins, such as cholesterol, in the blood (hyperlipidemia).
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Lipogenesis
In biochemistry, lipogenesis is the conversion of fatty acids and glycerol into fats, or a metabolic process through which acetyl-CoA is converted to triglyceride for storage in fat.
Liver
The liver is a major metabolic organ exclusively found in vertebrate animals, which performs many essential biological functions such as detoxification of the organism, and the synthesis of proteins and various other biochemicals necessary for digestion and growth.
Maillard reaction
The Maillard reaction is a chemical reaction between amino acids and reducing sugars to create melanoidins, the compounds which give browned food its distinctive flavor.
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Maltase
Maltase is an informal name for a family of enzymes that catalyze the hydrolysis of disaccharide maltose into two simple sugars of glucose.
Maple syrup
Maple syrup is a syrup made from the sap of maple trees.
Mass production
Mass production, also known as flow production, series production, series manufacture, or continuous production, is the production of substantial amounts of standardized products in a constant flow, including and especially on assembly lines.
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Membrane transport protein
A membrane transport protein is a membrane protein involved in the movement of ions, small molecules, and macromolecules, such as another protein, across a biological membrane.
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Meta-analysis is the statistical combination of the results of multiple studies addressing a similar research question.
Metabolism (from μεταβολή metabolē, "change") is the set of life-sustaining chemical reactions in organisms.
Molasses
Molasses is a viscous byproduct, principally obtained from the refining of sugarcane or sugar beet juice into sugar.
Monosaccharide
Monosaccharides (from Greek monos: single, sacchar: sugar), also called simple sugars, are the simplest forms of sugar and the most basic units (monomers) from which all carbohydrates are built.
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Nutrition facts label
The nutrition facts label (also known as the nutrition information panel, and other slight variations) is a label required on most packaged food in many countries, showing what nutrients and other ingredients (to limit and get enough of) are in the food.
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Postprandial glucose test
A postprandial glucose (PPG) test is a blood glucose test that determines the amount of glucose in the plasma after a meal.
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Prandial
Prandial relates to a meal.
Protein bar
Protein bars are a convenience food that contains a high proportion of protein relative to carbohydrates and fats.
Quest Nutrition
Quest Nutrition is an American food company that specializes in protein bars, protein shakes, protein powder, and various other high-protein foods.
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Raisin
A raisin is a dried grape.
Saccharin
Saccharin, also called saccharine, benzosulfimide, or E954, or used in saccharin sodium or saccharin calcium forms, is a non-nutritive artificial sweetener.
Samyang Foods
Samyang Roundsquare Co., Ltd. is an international South Korean food manufacturer and the first instant ramen company in South Korea.
Starch
Starch or amylum is a polymeric carbohydrate consisting of numerous glucose units joined by glycosidic bonds.
Sucrase
Sucrases are digestive enzymes that catalyze the hydrolysis of sucrose to its component monosaccharides, fructose and glucose.
Sucrose
Sucrose, a disaccharide, is a sugar composed of glucose and fructose subunits.
Sugar
Sugar is the generic name for sweet-tasting, soluble carbohydrates, many of which are used in food.
Sugar alcohol
Sugar alcohols (also called polyhydric alcohols, polyalcohols, alditols or glycitols) are organic compounds, typically derived from sugars, containing one hydroxyl group attached to each carbon atom.
Sugar beet
A sugar beet is a plant whose root contains a high concentration of sucrose and which is grown commercially for sugar production.
Sugar substitute
A sugar substitute is a food additive that provides a sweetness like that of sugar while containing significantly less food energy than sugar-based sweeteners, making it a zero-calorie or low-calorie sweetener.
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Sweetness
Sweetness is a basic taste most commonly perceived when eating foods rich in sugars.
Systematic name
A systematic name is a name given in a systematic way to one unique group, organism, object or chemical substance, out of a specific population or collection.
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Taste
The gustatory system or sense of taste is the sensory system that is partially responsible for the perception of taste (flavor).
Tate & Lyle
Tate & Lyle PLC is a British-headquartered, global supplier of food and beverage products to food and industrial markets.
Wheat
Wheat is a grass widely cultivated for its seed, a cereal grain that is a staple food around the world.
See also
Ketohexoses
Pyranoses
- Allose
- Altrose
- Arabinose
- Deoxyribose
- Fluorodeoxyglucose (18F)
- Fructose
- Fucose
- Galactose
- Glucose
- Gulose
- Idose
- Iduronic acid
- L-Glucose
- Lincosamides
- Lyxose
- Mannose
- Ouabain
- Psicose
- Pyranose
- Rhamnose
- Ribose
- Sulfoquinovose
- Talose
- Xylose
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psicose
Also known as Allulose, D-Psicose.
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