Trehalose
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It is a sugar of natural origin, consisting of 2 glucose molecules (disaccharide). It is a colorless and odorless crystalline powder whose sweetness is approximately 45% of the taste of regular sugar. Easily dissolves in water.
It is also known as mycose, tremalose, or trehalose, and is referred to in English-language sources as trehalose. This name comes from the biblical word "trihala", which means manna from heaven, sent down by God to the Jews during the Exodus of the people of Israel from Egypt.
It is a record holder among sweeteners for health benefits and lack of side effects.
Some bacteria, fungi, plants, and many invertebrates synthesize it for energy, as well as as a means of survival when freezing or water is scarce. For example, the wild grass plownok (Selaginella) uses mycosis to, like a Phoenix, rise from the dead after drying out, caused by periods of drought.
Many insects incorporate this disaccharide directly into their metabolism. For example, in bees, mycosis is an analog of our glucose, plays the role of the main source of energy, circulating through the hemolymph, which replaces their blood.
Extraction of trehalose was once a time-consuming, expensive process, but at the beginning of this century, the company Hayashibara (Okayama, Japan) discovered an inexpensive technology for extracting this disaccharide from corn starch, then became publicly available.
What is trehalose now? It is an ingredient for food products, an essential component of many cosmetics, and, in addition, a broad-spectrum drug whose medicinal properties have already been confirmed by a series of clinical trials. Let's look at their conclusions.
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