Sugar 101
(Updated: Oct. 25, 2022, 5:12 a.m.)
- Sugar - is table sugar which shown below is sucrose = fructose + glucose
- Sugars – any combination of different types of monosaccharides and disaccharides such as glucose, fructose, maltose, lactose, galactose, etc. “aka” sugar particles
- Refined: to purify or make pure through extraction and filtration.
- Molasses is a naturally occurring syrupy substance that gives sugar its brown color.
Natural Sugars
Natural sugar is sugar that is naturally found in some of the foods that we eat.- Fruits
- Dairy Products
- Nectars
- Honey
- Vitamins
- Fiber
- Minerals
- Antioxidants
Raw Sugar
Raw (Turbinado) sugar is basically sugar that has not been completely refined. Some of the molasses are still left in the sugar, leaving it with a light brown color.
Raw sugar barely has traces of minerals such as calcium, iron, and potassium.
Refined Sugars
Refined: to purify or make pure.
Extract all chemicals and molasses from sugar crystals and only sucrose is left.
Found in foods that are highly processed.- Candy
- Cakes
- Jellies/jams
- Cereal
- Bread
- Crackers
- Sodas
- Juices
- Flavored yogurts
- Brown sugar
- Can sugar
- Corn sweetener
- Fructose
- Dextrose
- Evaporated cane juice
- Glucose
- Sucrose
- Honey
- Maltose
- Maltodextrin
- Molasses
- Syrup
- High fructose corn syrup
- Sucralose, aspartame, saccharin, xylitol, sorbitol
- Fruit juice concentrates
Recommended Added Sugar Intake Limit
- 6 teaspoons of added sugar per day for women
- 9 teaspoons of added sugar per day for men
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