Potassium perchlorate is a strong oxidizer and reacts with organics at elevated temperatures. When reacting with sugar, a lot of heat and gases are released, so that such a mixture can be used as a solid rocket fuel.
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C12H22O11 + 6KClO4 = 12CO2 + 11H2O + 6KCl