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Encyclopedia > Ash (analytical chemistry)

One of the components in the proximate analysis of biological materials, consisting mainly of carbonates and bicarbonates of metals. Carbonate is an anion with a charge of -2 and an empirical formula of CO32-. An aqueous solution of carbon dioxide contains a minute amount of H2CO3, called carbonic acid, which dissociates to form hydrogen ions and carbonate ions. ...


For instance, the analysis of Honey shows:

Typical Honey Analysis
Source: Sugar Alliance
Fructose is a simple sugar (monosaccharide) found in many foods and one of the three most important blood sugars along with glucose and galactose. ... A space-filling model of glucose Glucose, a simple monosaccharide sugar, is one of the most important carbohydrates and is used as a source of energy in animals and plants. ... Sucrose is the common chemical name for table sugar. ... Water (from the Old English word wæter; c. ... A sugar is a carbohydrate which is sweet to taste. ... Maltose (known as malt sugar) is a disaccharide (sometimes called di-glucose). ... Melezitose, also spelled melicitose, is a nonreducing trisaccharide sugar that can be extracted from the juices of various trees, including the larch and the Douglas-fir, or from honey made from such exudations. ... Look up ash in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...


 

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