Just the other day I had picked up a Hansen’s Smoothie Nectar Guava Strawberry Drink. It had contained 25% Fruit Juice which is a little more then the average fruit drink here in America. I noticed that this drink had contained a (Glucose-Fructose Syrup). I found it interesting and did some research on this combination.
Our body's primary source of energy takes the form of glucose. This type of sugar comes from digesting carbohydrates into a chemical that we can easily convert to energy. When glucose levels in the bloodstream aren't properly regulated, one can develop a serious condition such as diabetes.
We will get most of our glucose from digesting the sugar and starch in carbohydrates, foods like rice, pasta, grain, potatoes, fruits, a few vegetables, and “processed sweets qualify as carbohydrates”. Our digestive system, using bile and enzymes to break down the starch and sugar in these foods into glucose Which is the functional form of energy then gets absorbed through our small intestine into the bloodstream. There, a chemical known as insulin, excreted by the pancreas, meets the glucose. Together, they can enter cells in “muscles and the brain”, allowing glucose to power activities like lifting a book or remembering a phone number.
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