Levulose
n.
A sirupy variety of sugar, rarely obtained crystallized, occurring widely in honey, ripe fruits, etc., and hence called also fruit sugar ; also called fructose . Chemical formula: C6H12O6 . It is called levulose , because it rotates the plane of polarization of light to the left, in contrast to dextrose , the other product of the hydrolysis of sucrose.
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