Sucrose, the main component of sugar, is a kind of disaccharide, which is formed by the condensation and dehydration of a molecule
of glucose hemiacetal hydroxyl group and a molecule of fructose hemiacetal hydroxyl group. Sucrose is sweet, odorless, easily
soluble in water and glycerol, and slightly soluble in alcohol. Optical rotation, but no variable optical rotation.
Sucrose is found almost universally in the leaves, flowers, stems, seeds and fruits of the plant kingdom. It is especially rich in sugar
cane, beet and maple sap. Sucrose has a sweet taste and is an important food and sweet condiment.
