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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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).
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