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Xylose

What is Xylose?

Xylose is a wood based sugar.



History

Xylose was first isolated from wood by Finnish scientist, Koch, in 1881 but first became commercially viable, with a price close to sucrose, in 1930. [1]

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Products containing Xylose


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Source(s) Derived From

 Plant Sources

Xylose is the main building block for the hemicellulose xylan, which comprises about 30% of some plants (birch for example), far less in others (spruce and pine have about 9% xylan). [1]

Natural or Artificial?

 Natural

References
  1. Xylose - Wikipedia

Aliases (Also Known As)

None found

Revision History

Action User Date/Time
Ingredient addedUPC Food SearchDecember 20, 2018 @ 4:50 PM

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