HUMAN NUTRITION

Detailed explanation-1: -Sucrose is a disaccharide made of glucose and fructose. It’s commonly known as “table sugar” but it can be found naturally in fruits, vegetables, and nuts. However, it’s also produced commercially from sugar cane and sugar beets through a refinement process.

Detailed explanation-2: -Sucrose, which is often called table sugar, is a member of the carbohydrate, or saccharide, family. Although sucrose is a simple carbohydrate, it is not a simple sugar. The most basic units of all carbohydrates are simple sugars, which are called monosaccharides.

Detailed explanation-3: -It was very expensive so only the rich people were able to afford this luxury, That’s why they started putting sugar on the dining table during their meals to symbolize that they are wealthy and rich. This became a common trend in the western people and they were the first one who started calling sugar as table sugar.