Sucrose occurs naturally in sugarcane, sugar beets, sugar maple sap, dates, and honey. It is produced commercially in large amounts (especially from sugarcane and sugar beets) and is used almost entirely as food. See also sugar.

How is saccharose made?

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Sugarcane (Saccharum spp.) contains about 15% sucrose (saccharose) which is a disaccharide of hexose units (one molecule of glucose and one molecule of fructose). ... The sucrose is extracted from the sugarcane by pressing the already chopped and shredded cane.

Is sucrose found in nature?

Sucrose is a naturally occurring sugar found in various amounts in plants like fruits, vegetables and nuts. Sucrose is also produced commercially from sugar cane and sugar beets.