Sucrose is commonly known as table sugar. According to Wikipedia; "The molecule is derived from glucose and fructose with the molecular formula C12H22O11."
According to http://www.3dchem.com/molecules.asp?ID=59, sucrose is a disaccharide; "Disaccharides are compounds that contain a bond between carbon(1) of one sugar and a hydroxyl group at any position on the other sugar.
Sucrose, ordinary table sugar, is probably the single most abundant pure organic chemical in the world and the one most widely known to nonchemists. Whether from sugar cane (20% by weight) or sugar beets (15% by weight), and whether raw or refined, common sugar is still sucrose."
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