What's in fruit

Molecules in it 12

• FructoseC6H12O6

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  Fruit sugar, the sweetest of the common sugars. Half of table sugar and most of high-fructose corn syrup is this molecule.

• GlucoseC6H12O6

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  Blood sugar. The molecule nearly every cell in your body burns for energy, and the unit that starch, cellulose, and table sugar are built from.

  As a pure substance: LD50 25,800 mg/kg (rat, oral) from source

• SucroseC12H22O11

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  Table sugar: one glucose joined to one fructose. It is the reference point the whole sweetness scale is measured against, at exactly 1 times sweet.

  As a pure substance: LD50 29,700 mg/kg (rat, oral) from source

• Citric acidC6H8O7

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  The mouth-watering sourness of lemons, limes, and oranges.

  As a pure substance: LD50 3,000 mg/kg (rat, oral) from source

• Malic acidC4H6O5

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  The green-apple sourness found in apples, grapes, and many other fruits.

  As a pure substance: LD50 3,000 mg/kg (rabbit, oral) from source

• Tartaric acidC4H6O6

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  The sharp fruit acid of grapes that gives wine much of its crisp tartness.

  As a pure substance, its GHS hazard label: signal word Danger; Corrosive, Irritant from source

• Vitamin CC6H8O6

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  Vitamin C, the tart brightness of citrus and a nutrient your body cannot make on its own.

  As a pure substance: LD50 5,000 mg/kg (rat, oral) from source

• Pectin

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  The plant fibre that sets jam. It is what holds plant cells to each other, and it is why some fruits jell readily and others need help.

• QuercetinC15H10O7

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  A flavonoid pigment in onion skins, capers, and apple peel, and one of the most common polyphenols in an ordinary diet.

  As a pure substance: LD50 161 mg/kg (rat, oral) from source

• β-CaroteneC40H56

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  The orange of carrots and sweet potatoes, and the form of vitamin A plants supply. Eating a great deal of it can tint the skin orange.

• LimoneneC10H16

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  The bright citrus scent locked in orange and lemon peel.

  As a pure substance: LD50 5,000 mg/kg (rat, oral) from source

• EthyleneC2H4

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  The plant hormone that ripens fruit. One ripe banana releases enough of it to ripen everything else in the bowl, which is the science behind the paper bag trick.

  As a pure substance, its GHS hazard label: signal word Danger; Flammable, Compressed gas, Irritant from source