fructose
noun
fruc·tose ˈfrək-ˌtōs 
-ˌtōz
ˈfrük-,
ˈfru̇k- -ˌtōz 1
: a crystalline sugar C6H12O6 sweeter and more soluble than glucose
2
: the very sweet levorotatory d-form of fructose that occurs especially in fruit juices and honey
called also fruit sugar, levulose
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web However, the proportion of fructose can be chemically increased to a whopping 90% if desired. 
Bryant Stamford, The Courier-Journal, 14 July 2022 Most fruit is high in fructose, which in concentrated doses can upset the stomach. Wes Judd, Outside Online, 29 Jan. 2018 By using extra virgin olive oil as the fat base for their products, which is listed as the third ingredient after water and fructose, Wildgood may attract consumers with the health halo of a longtime Mediterranean diet staple. Carolyn L. Todd, SELF, 14 May 2021 Natural sugars are present in nutritious foods like fruit and milk in the form of fructose and lactose. Lisa Drayer, CNN, 14 Sep. 2020 These include fructose, which is found in fruit and root vegetables, lactose which is found in dairy products, and sucrose which is found in all different types of naturally occurring carbohydrates. Stefani Sassos, Ms, Rdn, Cso, Good Housekeeping, 24 Feb. 2020 The best fruits for the first two phases are lower in fructose, which include blueberries, kiwi, mandarins, oranges, papaya, pineapple, strawberries, and rhubarb. Zee Krstic, Good Housekeeping, 26 Jan. 2020 Why did all of these high-energy, high-fructose, hyper-colorful ditties feel sapped of their vitality, stripped of their sweetness and drained of their saturation? Chris Richards, Washington Post, 26 Nov. 2019 On the other hand, refined sugars used to make breakfast cereals, pastries, sodas, fruit drinks, and other sweet foods and beverages primarily contain glucose and fructose. Howard Lewine, sun-sentinel.com, 23 Oct. 2019 See More
Bryant Stamford, The Courier-Journal, 14 July 2022 Most fruit is high in fructose, which in concentrated doses can upset the stomach. Wes Judd, Outside Online, 29 Jan. 2018 By using extra virgin olive oil as the fat base for their products, which is listed as the third ingredient after water and fructose, Wildgood may attract consumers with the health halo of a longtime Mediterranean diet staple. Carolyn L. Todd, SELF, 14 May 2021 Natural sugars are present in nutritious foods like fruit and milk in the form of fructose and lactose. Lisa Drayer, CNN, 14 Sep. 2020 These include fructose, which is found in fruit and root vegetables, lactose which is found in dairy products, and sucrose which is found in all different types of naturally occurring carbohydrates. Stefani Sassos, Ms, Rdn, Cso, Good Housekeeping, 24 Feb. 2020 The best fruits for the first two phases are lower in fructose, which include blueberries, kiwi, mandarins, oranges, papaya, pineapple, strawberries, and rhubarb. Zee Krstic, Good Housekeeping, 26 Jan. 2020 Why did all of these high-energy, high-fructose, hyper-colorful ditties feel sapped of their vitality, stripped of their sweetness and drained of their saturation? Chris Richards, Washington Post, 26 Nov. 2019 On the other hand, refined sugars used to make breakfast cereals, pastries, sodas, fruit drinks, and other sweet foods and beverages primarily contain glucose and fructose. Howard Lewine, sun-sentinel.com, 23 Oct. 2019 See More Word History
Etymology
International Scientific Vocabulary fruct- (from Latin fructus fruit) + -ose entry 2
First Known Use
circa 1864, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Medical Definition
fructose
noun
fruc·tose ˈfrək-ˌtōs ˈfrük- ˈfru̇k-
ˈfrük- ˈfru̇k- -ˌtōz
1
: an optically active sugar C6H12O6 that differs from glucose in having a ketonic rather than an aldehydic carbonyl group
2
: the very sweet soluble levorotatory D-form of fructose that occurs especially in fruit juices and honey
called also levulose