Specifically dextrose. I am having trouble understanding why it is considered artificial if it is just glucose? Why is sucrose considered natural and dextrose is not?
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I’ve never heard of dextrose (aka glucose) being referred to as an “artificial sugar.” The only time I’d refer to a sugar as “artificial” is if it’s not found in nature, which glucose most certainly is. Are you perhaps thinking of an artificial sweetener?
Dextrose is perfectly natural, it’s actually glucose, the most common type of sugar in nature. D-glucose is the natural form (dextrose). L-glucose is an enantiomer (same molecule, but mirrored), that is not found in nature (but can be synthesized). Because of its structure, and unlike D-glucose, L-glucose cannot be used by living organisms for energy (although it tastes the same).
Its usually just sources of sugars. Though sugar in fruit is not the same as table sugar. Sugar in fruit is binded to fiber very often, making it enter your bloodstream slower.
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