Sugar- The Way We Like It

Sugar has an important role in our lives. It is not only a sweet and energy giving food but also a preservative, an anti-oxidant, a colorant, texture improver, medicine, etc. The present book lucidly exposes the reader to magnificent Sugar scenario encompassing historical aspects, its biomedical importance, chemistry and role in development of biological sciences and its multifarious uses in the Indian context. The book also shows the artificial synthesis of sugar, its developing taste, processing of sugarcane for sugar vis-à-vis sugar beet and how to improve the future of sugar. Besides, Sugar has also been associated with ideas, behaviour and unique personification. In addition, the book describes the role sugar plays in our body and life, and mechanism of how do we perceive the sweet taste.

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