Sucrose from source

C12H22O11 · 342.3 g/mol

saccharose · sugar · Table sugar · Cane sugar

disaccharide made of glucose and fructose

CategorySweetener

TypeSugar

Chemical familyAlcohols

LeaderboardsBiggest Deadliest Sweetest

Fig. 1 · 2D structure RDKit

C([C@@H]1[C@H]([C@@H]([C@H]([C@H](O1)O[C@]2([C@H]([C@@H]([C@H](O2)CO)O)O)CO)O)O)O)O

Where you'll find it

Tabletop Sweetenerwhat else is in it →Table Sugarwhat else is in it →Fruitwhat else is in it →Honeywhat else is in it →

Curated by MoleculeFinder from source

The dose makes the poison inferred

A reported rat oral LD50 for Sucrose is 29,700 mg/kg, the dose lethal to half the animals tested. Scaled by body mass alone:

your weight154 lb

2079.0 g

a median lethal dose scaled to 154 lb (2,079,000 mg)

“The dose makes the poison” is a cross-species estimate shown as neutral science, not a threshold anyone should act on. Real toxicity depends on the person, not body mass alone.

Signature properties

Sweetness1× sugarfrom source

Toxicity & hazards

Toxicity · LD50

29,700 mg/kg · very low toxicity · LD50 rat oral from source

The dose lens above scales this to a body weight.

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Where Sucrose leads

Sucrose, ordinary table sugar, is the yardstick every other sweetener is measured against. By definition it sits at 1x on the sweetness scale; a sweetener rated "200x" simply tastes as sweet at one two-hundredth the amount.