Sugar rife in mangoes (8)

I believe the answer is:

fructose

(Other definitions for fructose that I've seen before include "A simple sugar, in honey for instance" , "Sweetener" , "Fruit-sugar" , "Kind of sugar" , "It's sweet" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.

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