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Glucose
Level 2 — Generally safeIn Winter's Dictionary
Glucose is a natural sweetener — Sweeter than sucrose; used to flavor sausage, hamburger, meat loaf, processed ham
What it does
Sweeter than sucrose; used to flavor sausage, hamburger, meat loaf, processed ham
Where you'll see it
Sausage, hamburger, luncheon meat, maple syrup
What the research says
Candymakers who work with it sometimes lose their nails.
Benefits
Used medicinally for nutritional purposes and in treatment of diabetic coma.
Sources
- A Consumer's Dictionary of Food Additives (Winter): candymakers who work with it sometimes lose their nails