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Fructose

 D(-)- fructose, levulose, -D-(-) fructofuranose, -D-(-) Fructopyranose (fruit sugar).

Occurrence:
 Fructose occurs naturally in the plant kingdom in most fruits and in honey.
 It is usually obtained by hydrolysis of sucrose and subsequent separation of

fructose from glucose. It is also obtained by hydrolysis of inulin.
Uses:
1- Fructose is used as food for diabetics.
2- Infant feeding formulas, often contain fructose (easily digested than glucose)

Calcium Gluconate

 It is the calcium salt of gluconic acid

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