Inverted sugar syrup by gently heating. Inverted sugar syrup Invert(ed) sugar (syrup) is an edible mixture of two simple sugars—glucose and fructose—that is made by heating sucrose (table sugar) with water. Invert sugar is thought to be sweeter than table sugar, and foods that contain it retain moisture and crystallize less easily. Bakers, who call it "invert syrup", may use it more than other sweeteners. Though invert sugar syrup can be made by heating table sugar in water alone, the reaction can be sped up by adding lemon juice, cream of tartar or other catalysts often without changing the flavor noticeably. The mixture
Proper noun proper name but a so-called common name (somewhat misleadingly, because this is not intended as a contrast with the term "proper name"). Such capitalization indicates that the term is a conventional designation for exactly that species ("Sialia currucoides"), not for just any bluebird that happens to live in the mountains. Words or phrases derived from proper names are generally capitalized, even when they are not themselves proper names. For example, "Londoner" is capitalized because it derives from the proper name "London", but it is not itself a proper name (it can be limited: "the Londoner", "some Londoners"). Similarly, "African", "Africanize",