I recently learned that in addition to white sugar, I am allergic
to fructose. Do all fruits contain fructose? Is there such a thing as
fructose-free honey?
TIA,
Bonnieanne
bona…@netcom.com
*** Would that smoke only stayed in the smoking section. ***
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> I recently learned that in addition to white sugar, I am allergic
> to fructose. Do all fruits contain fructose? Is there such a thing
> as fructose-free honey?
Yes, and no. However, I have doubts about this diagnosis. How was this
arrived at?
Paul_Iann…@lamg.com (Paul Iannone) writes:
>> I recently learned that in addition to white sugar, I am allergic
>> to fructose. Do all fruits contain fructose? Is there such a thing
>> as fructose-free honey?
>Yes, and no. However, I have doubts about this diagnosis. How was this
>arrived at?
By an allergist who tested me for food sensitivities.
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In article <bonamieCvy2JD….@netcom.com> bona…@netcom.com (Bonnieanne Boroson) writes:
>From: bona…@netcom.com (Bonnieanne Boroson)
>Subject: Re: Fructose allergy
>Date: Sun, 11 Sep 1994 02:50:00 GMT
>Paul_Iann…@lamg.com (Paul Iannone) writes:
>>> I recently learned that in addition to white sugar, I am allergic
>>> to fructose. Do all fruits contain fructose? Is there such a thing
>>> as fructose-free honey?
>>Yes, and no. However, I have doubts about this diagnosis. How was this
>>arrived at?
>By an allergist who tested me for food sensitivities.
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From my similar confusion with fructose I’d like to say that it seems to be a
very generic label. I tried to avoid fruit sugars and once selected a
flavored carbonated beverage that listed dextrose (from corn) rather than
fructose (from fruits). However, the reaction I got was identical to fructose
rather than to dextrose. When I asked my doctor and several other people,
they said that dextrose and fructose, at least on food and beverage labels,
are often interchanged and that the dextrose could legally be fructose!
Carl E. Grimes
> >> I recently learned that in addition to white sugar, I am allergic
> >> to fructose. Do all fruits contain fructose? Is there such a thing
> >> as fructose-free honey?
Yes, all fruits have fructose; no, there is no fructose-free honey.
I guess your sweetener option is rice syrup. Date sugar has fructose as well.
There are a few obscure things like licorice extract and stevia (possibly not
available in the US due to FDA action–a rumor). But rice syrup is availble
at health food markets.
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In article <BSIMON.94Sep15073…@elvis.stsci.edu>,
> What were this "allergist"’s credentials? What tests were you given?
> The notion of a true fructose "allergy" is very strange indeed, and it
> sounds like this was a bizarre diagnosis given by a fringe practitioner.
> There are a couple of inborn errors of metabolism in which someone would
> have to avoid fructose, but I tend to doubt this was the case here.
>My guess is that this person is actually allergic to corn and "high
>fructose corn syrup". I don’t see how anyone could be allergic to pure
>fructose.
There is a rare disorder where someone’s body doesn’t produce
a sufficient amount of enzyme to digest fructose, which creates
a fructose intolerance. I wonder if what is being called a
frucstose allergy is not an allergy at all, but instead an intolerance.
Scott
In article <bonamieCvy2JD….@netcom.com>,
Bonnieanne Boroson <bona…@netcom.com> wrote:
>>> I recently learned that in addition to white sugar, I am allergic
>>> to fructose. Do all fruits contain fructose? Is there such a thing
>>> as fructose-free honey?
>>Yes, and no. However, I have doubts about this diagnosis. How was this
>>arrived at?
>By an allergist who tested me for food sensitivities.
Paul Iannone is correct: all fruits contain fructose and honey contains
varying proportions of sucrose, glucose and fructose.
What were this "allergist"’s credentials? What tests were you given?
The notion of a true fructose "allergy" is very strange indeed, and it
sounds like this was a bizarre diagnosis given by a fringe practitioner.
There are a couple of inborn errors of metabolism in which someone would have
to avoid fructose, but I tend to doubt this was the case here.
–
Steve Dyer
d…@ursa-major.spdcc.com
In article <BSIMON.94Sep15073…@elvis.stsci.edu> bsi…@stsci.edu (Bernie Simon) writes:
>From: bsi…@stsci.edu (Bernie Simon)
>Subject: Re: Fructose allergy
>Date: 15 Sep 1994 11:33:48 GMT
>My guess is that this person is actually allergic to corn and "high
>fructose corn syrup". I don’t see how anyone could be allergic to pure
>fructose.
>–
>Bernie Simon Welcome to Aramchek
>(bsi…@stsci.edu) Internet gateway to Valis
Is there such a thing as "pure fructose?" Or is it more of a generic lable
for a variety of "fruit" sugars?
Carl E. Grimes
Healthy Habitats (R)
In article <Cw5GsL….@spdcc.com> d…@spdcc.com (Steve Dyer) writes:
Paul Iannone is correct: all fruits contain fructose and honey contains
varying proportions of sucrose, glucose and fructose.
What were this "allergist"’s credentials? What tests were you given?
The notion of a true fructose "allergy" is very strange indeed, and it
sounds like this was a bizarre diagnosis given by a fringe practitioner.
There are a couple of inborn errors of metabolism in which someone would
have to avoid fructose, but I tend to doubt this was the case here.
My guess is that this person is actually allergic to corn and "high
fructose corn syrup". I don’t see how anyone could be allergic to pure
fructose.
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Bernie Simon Welcome to Aramchek
(bsi…@stsci.edu) Internet gateway to Valis