Hidden Sugar: Recognizing Sugar Sources

Below is a list of terms that you should recognize as meaning that sugar is in a certain food.

• Barley malt,
• beet sugar,
  
• brown sugar,
  
• buttered syrup,
• cane-juice crystals,
  
• cane sugar,
  
• caramel,
  
• carob,
  
• syrup,
  
• corn syrup,
  
• date sugar,
  
• dextran,
  
• dextrose,
  
• diastase,
  
• diastatic malt,
  
• ethyl maltol,
  
• fructose,
  
• fruit juice or fruit juice concentrate,
  
• glucose,
  
• glucose solid,
  
• golden sugar,
  
• golden syrup,
  
• grape sugar,
  
• high-fructose corn syrup,
  
• honey,
  
• invert sugar,
  
• lactose,
  
• malt syrup,
  
• maltodextrin,
  
• maltose,
  
• mannitol,
  
• molasses,
  
• raw sugar,
  
• refiner’s syrup,
  
• sorbitol,
  
• sorghum syrup,
  
• sucrose, sugar,
  
• turbinado sugar,
  
• xylitol,
  
• yellow sugar.

While some of these ARE natural sugars (carob, raw sugar, etc) they still need to be recognized. Why? Because excessive intake of sugar, natural -or- processed is contributing to rising disease, illness, and obesity. Lets stay on top of our wellness!

Hidden Sugar: Recognizing Sugar Sources