What the hell is "inert sugar?"

[margotb822]

That doesn't even make sense...

[Dr. Strange]

1. It's when you don't use tongue.

:hide:

[margotb822]

3. Your hearts say it all

haha, I saw it on an ingredient list of an ice cream product. Seems like it would be worse than regular sugar. What happens when it becomes "ert?" (what is the opposite of inert, anyways?)

[Inchworm]

14. Hehe

:thumbsup:

:rofl:

[Fire Walk With Me]

2. It's the key ingredient in sluggish doughnuts.

[Fire Walk With Me]

4. Marvin the Paranoid Android's favourite condiment?

[Sebastian Doyle]

5. From BeerTools Pro Wiki

Inert Sugar

Processed common sugar (sucrose) obtained industrially by the inversion of sucrose with dilute acid, usually sulfuric acid, into equal parts of glucose and fructose. It does not contain dextrins and can be used as an adjunct or for priming.

http://www.beertoolspro.com/mediawiki-1.8.2/index.php?title=Inert_Sugar&printable=yes

[margotb822]

6. Oh, that clears it up

clear as mud...

suppose I need to get my college on to understand that.

[kentauros]

8. I hope that site realizes that "inert" is a misnomer.

It really should be spelled "invert" per the inversion process :)

We used to use it in pastry class, mixed with chocolate to make a kind of Tootsieroll-like substance. That way we could roll it out and make little grande pianos for decoration :D

[Random_Australian]

13. Then "inert" is a weird name. It really isn't.

But then again, it never really could be. Oh well.

[Generic Brad]

7. That's what my wife calls me

But only when I'm watching TV and lounging in the recliner.

[ghostsofgiants]

9. Sugar that wants to stay in motion or at rest.

Duh.

[kentauros]

10. Or, it doesn't react to other substances

and lights up real sugary in neon signs.

:P

[XemaSab]

11. It has to do with a chemistry of the sugar molecule

Inert sugar has all the same elements, but it's arranged differently than active sugar.

[HopeHoops]

12. Redneck recipe instruction : "Put in inert sugar ta makes it sweet"