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What does furfural mean?

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Noun
  1. (organic chemistry) A heterocyclic aldehyde derivative of furan; it is obtained commercially from bran, and has several industrial uses.
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Glucose loses two water molecules and rearranges to form hydroxymethyl furfural, which polymerizes into brown pigments that add flavor and color to the candy.
The Committee agreed to revoke the food additive specifications for furfural.
The liquor undergoes a process of further evaporation and fermentation to remove volatile compounds like methanol, furfural and ethanol.
Two substances, furfural and glyoxal, are produced naturally in the environment as a combustion product of burned wood.
Downstream processes convert the output into marketable products such as fuel ethanol, lignin, furfural and acetic acid.
But we don't worry about the furfural in an apple, because the dose really is so small.

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