“…Glucose, fructose and sucrose were found to primarily absorb the rays, with malonaldehyde and other sugar derivatives being formed. Niemand, den Drijver, Pretorius, Holzapfel, and van der Linde (1983) reported that irradiation of sugar solutions resulted in mutagenic compounds; these mutagenic compounds did not form in irradiated mango juice. Organic acids and phenols contributed to 85% of the protective effect.…”