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Brix Scale: a hydrometer scale for sugar solutions so graduated that its readings at a specified temperature represent percentages by weight of sugar in the solution -- called also Brix
Centrifuge: a machine using centrifugal force for separating substances of different densities, for removing moisture, or for simulating gravitational effects
Dextrose: dextrorotatory glucose
Fructose: an optically active sugar C6H12O6 that differs from glucose in having a ketonic rather than aldehydic carbonyl group. The very sweet soluble levorotatory D-form of fructose that occurs especially in fruit juices and honey -- called also levulose
Glucose: an optically active sugar C6H12O6 that has an aldehydic carbonyl group; especially : the sweet colorless soluble dextrorotatory form that occurs widely in nature and is the usual form in which carbohydrate is assimilated by animals a light-colored syrup made from cornstarch
Palatable: Agreeable to the palate or taste. Agreeable or acceptable to the mind
- pal·at·abil·i·ty /"pa-l&-t&-'bi-l&-tE/ noun
- pal·at·able·ness noun
- pal·at·ably /'pa-l&-t&-blE/ adverb
synonyms PALATABLE, APPETIZING, SAVORY, TASTY, TOOTHSOME mean agreeable or pleasant especially to the sense of taste. PALATABLE often applies to something that is found to be merely agreeable <butterflies that birds find palatable>. APPETIZING suggests a whetting of the appetite and applies to aroma and appearance as well as taste <appetizing hors d'oeuvres>. SAVORY applies to both taste and aroma and suggests piquancy and often spiciness <dumplings with savory fillings>. TASTY implies a pronounced taste <a tart and tasty pie>. TOOTHSOME stresses the notion of agreeableness and sometimes implies tenderness or daintiness <an enticing array of toothsome desserts>
Sucrose: a sweet crystalline dextrorotatory disaccharide sugar C12H22O11 that occurs naturally in most plants and is obtained commercially especially from sugarcane or sugar beets
TSI: Total Sugars as Invert
