New findings on the reaction of sugar, water and coffee

Researchers say caffeine, sugar and water will react to each other in a different way than most people think.

Chemical reaction of sugar, water and coffee

Researchers have found that adding sugar to a cup of coffee or tea will fundamentally alter the chemical structure of this drink, technology website Geek said on 3.8.

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This study was conducted by a team of researchers led by Dr. Seishi Shimizu from the Biological Structure Laboratory under the Department of Chemistry of York University (Canada).

In their article, researchers say caffeine, sugar and water will react to each other in a different way than most people think.

Indeed, it was this study that changed people's notion of what they know about caffeine- containing drinks .

Culinary experts have previously suggested that in order to reduce the bitterness in these drinks, they can change the structure of the water when adding sugar to the mix.

However, scientists have found that when caffeine is added to hot water, the molecules will now stick together. Adding sugar to this mixture will increase the reactivity, causing the sugar molecule to connect to caffeine.

Researchers believe that the results of the study could help culinary experts study and develop new flavors in the drink. According to them, sugar is a popular additive, so understanding how it interacts with water and other molecules is a very important thing to create flavor for food.