Not sure if this is helpful but The Chemistry Behind Candy Science
These two monosaccharides are glucose and fructose. Because of the sucrose molecule structure we can make all kinds of candy just using sugar and a liquid, and sometimes a bit of fat. When you heat the sucrose molecule to the right temperature it breaks apart and forms caramel.
The Mantiklos Apollo is from the Late Geometric to the Early Orientalizing Period. 700-650 BC
They were often seen as an <em>obstacle.</em>
