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Hexoses

Name (Greek hexa = six) for monosaccharides (simple sugars) with six carbon atoms in a sugar molecule. The best-known representatives are glucose (grape sugar) and fructose (fruit sugar), which are also contained in grape must. In contrast to the pentoses, these are easily fermentable by the yeasts during fermentation and can be fermented to a low residual sugar in dry fermentation. Hexanol occurs naturally in wild strawberries, bananas, tomatoes, garlic, Spanish pepper, soybeans, parsley, apples and tea, among others. See also under sucrose.

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