a pile of granulated sugar with a scoop and sugar cubes
Sugar seems to be everywhere these days-in foods that taste sweet and even foods that don’t. It sweetens up everything from yogurts and coffee drinks to sauces and crackers to pizzas and salad dressings. Sugar goes by many names, but whether it’s cane sugar, syrup, honey or fructose, it pretty much gets treated the same way by your body. Learn more: Sneaky Sources of Added Sugars The American Heart Association recommends that women consume no more than 6 teaspoons of added sugar daily (for men the cap is 9 teaspoons) and that can add up quickly. If you’re scanning labels, here’s what you should look for. Here are some of the 56+ different names for sugar that may appear on your food labels. 1. Anhydrous dextrose 2. Agave 3. Agave nectar 4. Beet sugar 5. Brown sugar (light and dark brown) 6. Cane juice 7. Cane juice solids 8. Cane sugar 9. Cane syrup 10. Carob syrup 11. Caster sugar 12. Coconut sugar 13. Confectioners’ sugar 14. Corn syrup 15. Corn syrup solids 16. Crystalline fructose 17. Date sugar 18. Demerara sugar 19. Dextran 20. Dextrose 21. Dehydrated cane juice 22. Evaporated cane juice 23. Evaporated cane syrup 24. Evaporated sugar cane 25. Fructose 26. Fructose crystals 27. Fruit juice crystals 28. Fruit juice concentrate 29. Glazing sugar 30. Glucose 31. Glucose syrup 32. Golden sugar 33. Golden syrup 34. Granulated sugar 35. High-fructose corn syrup (HFCS) 36. Honey 37. Icing sugar 38. Invert sugar 39. Invert syrup 40. King’s syrup 41. Lactose 42. Maple syrup 43. Maple sugar 44. Maltose 45. Malt sugar 46. Malt syrup 47. Molasses 48. Muscovado 49. Nectar 50. Pancake syrup 51. Panocha 52. Powdered sugar 53. Raw sugar 54. Refiners’ syrup 55. Sorghum 56. Sorghum syrup 57. Sucanat 58. Sucrose 59. Sugar 60. Superfine sugar 61. Table sugar 62. Treacle 63. Turbinado sugar 64. White sugar 65. Yellow sugar
a pile of granulated sugar with a scoop and sugar cubes
a pile of granulated sugar with a scoop and sugar cubes
a pile of granulated sugar with a scoop and sugar cubes
Sugar seems to be everywhere these days-in foods that taste sweet and even foods that don’t. It sweetens up everything from yogurts and coffee drinks to sauces and crackers to pizzas and salad dressings. Sugar goes by many names, but whether it’s cane sugar, syrup, honey or fructose, it pretty much gets treated the same way by your body.
Learn more: Sneaky Sources of Added Sugars
The American Heart Association recommends that women consume no more than 6 teaspoons of added sugar daily (for men the cap is 9 teaspoons) and that can add up quickly. If you’re scanning labels, here’s what you should look for.
Here are some of the 56+ different names for sugar that may appear on your food labels.
Anhydrous dextrose
Agave
Agave nectar
Beet sugar
Brown sugar (light and dark brown)
Cane juice
Cane juice solids
Cane sugar
Cane syrup
Carob syrup
Caster sugar
Coconut sugar
Confectioners’ sugar
Corn syrup
Corn syrup solids
Crystalline fructose
Date sugar
Demerara sugar
Dextran
Dextrose
Dehydrated cane juice
Evaporated cane juice
Evaporated cane syrup
Evaporated sugar cane
Fructose
Fructose crystals
Fruit juice crystals
Fruit juice concentrate
Glazing sugar
Glucose
Glucose syrup
Golden sugar
Golden syrup
Granulated sugar
High-fructose corn syrup (HFCS)
Honey
Icing sugar
Invert sugar
Invert syrup
King’s syrup
Lactose
Maple syrup
Maple sugar
Maltose
Malt sugar
Malt syrup
Molasses
Muscovado
Nectar
Pancake syrup
Panocha
Powdered sugar
Raw sugar
Refiners’ syrup
Sorghum
Sorghum syrup
Sucanat
Sucrose
Sugar
Superfine sugar
Table sugar
Treacle
Turbinado sugar
White sugar
Yellow sugar
