Sucrose is extracted and refined by humans for food preparation. It is commonly known as table sugar that is used as a sweetening agent for food and beverages. Organisms feed on sucrose for its monosaccharide constituents. By digestion or hydrolysis, sucrose provides the organism glucose and fructose. More @Wikipedia
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