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fructose

[fruhk-tohs, frook-, frook-] / ˈfrʌk toʊs, ˈfrʊk-, ˈfruk- /




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And it is one of very few to still use real sugar instead of high fructose corn syrup.

From BBC • Feb. 25, 2026

The team also discovered that the liver can receive fructose through multiple metabolic routes.

From Science Daily • Dec. 17, 2025

"They indicate that even short-term, high fructose consumption in healthy people can influence the immune system and increase inflammation."

From Science Daily • Nov. 30, 2025

Their findings showed that fructose intake, unlike glucose, led to higher concentrations of Toll-like receptor 2 in monocytes.

From Science Daily • Nov. 30, 2025

Yet in nature we would never find a fruit with anywhere near the amount of fructose in a soda.

From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan