Dextrose is a simple sugar. Chemists also call this same sugar glucose — the 'right-handed' form of it.

Dextrose dextrose is是 a simple sugar一種單醣. Chemists化學家 also call也把 this same sugar這個一樣的糖 glucose叫做glucose — the ‘right-handed’ form它的「右旋」形式 of it

Your body uses it for quick energy. It occurs naturally in many sweet fruits and in honey, and makers put it into sweets, energy drinks, and some medicines (a drip in hospital is often dextrose in water).

Your body你的身體 uses用它 it for quick energy來獲取快速能量. It它 occurs naturally自然存在 in many sweet fruits在很多甜的水果 and和 in honey蜂蜜裡, and而 makers製造商 put it into把它放進 sweets糖果, energy drinks能量飲料, and和 some medicines一些藥物 (a drip醫院的點滴 in hospital is often通常就是 dextrose in water水中的dextrose)

It tastes sweet, but it is not the same thing as table sugar (sucrose), which is two sugars joined together.

It它 tastes嚐起來 sweet甜, but但 it它 is not不是 the same thing一樣的東西 as table sugar跟食用糖 (sucrose蔗糖), which它 is是 two sugars兩種糖 joined together結合在一起

On food labels you may see dextrose, glucose, or glucose syrup; they are close, and dextrose is the name that points to this particular right-handed sugar. The word is more at home in science, medicine, and ingredient lists than in kitchen talk — at home most people just say sugar.

On food labels在食品標示上 you你 may see可能會看到 dextrose dextrose, glucose glucose, or或 glucose syrup glucose syrup; they它們 are close很接近, and而 dextrose dextrose is是 the name那個指向 that points to這種特定右旋糖 this particular right-handed sugar的名字. The word這個詞 is more at home比較常出現 in science, medicine, and ingredient lists在科學、醫學和成分表裡 than in kitchen talk而不是廚房裡的話題 — at home在家裡 most people大多數人 just say只會說 sugar sugar