Matt, I know what you mean about distractions, blue eyed no less.
I'll try to simplify:
Sucrose, table sugar is composed of two smaller sugars linked together, glucose and fructose. Sugar is to large to be absorbed into the blood stream. So we first have to break the link making the large sugar molecule into two smaller sugars, which is fructose and glucose. This link holding the fructose and glucose together is broker by a process we call inverting. That is we invert sucrose into its two smaller sugars (glucose, frutose)which are small enough to be absorbed into the blood stream.
Want to make table sugar,,,, just add glucose and fructose then chill while stirring and walla, enjoy table sugar. Much easier to extract from sugar cane or sugar beet, just trying to simplify.
Lil John, MB, Ace, Jim, others, could you please explain, you are much better my man(men.)
Blessings