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Pentose (five-carbon) sugar found in plant tissues as complex polysaccharide; 40% as sweet as sucrose. Also known as wood sugar.<\/p>\n

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Pentose which has not been metabolised.<\/p>\n

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A pentose sugar (i.e. one with five carbon atom’s) that is involved in carbohydrate interconversions within cells.<\/p>\n

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A sugar containing five carbon atoms involved in the metabolic conversion of carbohydrates inside cells. Xylose is used in diagnostic tests on the functioning of the intestine.<\/p>\n

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Wood sugar (also known as birch sugar). It is a sugar substitute obtained from tree sap, but can also be found in fruits and vegetables (such as berries or corn).<\/p>\n

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