46 Sneaky Names for Sugar
How many are fooling you?
Americans are drowning in the sweet stuff. We are eating and drinking about 22 teaspoons per day-some 355 calories-equal to about 150 pounds per year.
Our daily intake of added sugars is 2-3 times more than the recommended limit of 6 teaspoons for women (9 for men).
Sugar Shockers – There are more than 200 types of added sugars used in processed foods and beverages. Added sugars are used in more than 75% of the products sold in supermarkets-often in unexpected items, like bread, salty snacks and condiments.
The best thing to do is to read labels before you buy the products. On many products you will see more than one sugar on the label.
46 Names for Added Sugars Used in Processed Foods and Beverages:
Agave | Diatase | Maltodextrin |
Barley malt | Date sugar | Maltose |
Beet sugar | Dextrin | Maple syrup |
Blackstrap molasses | Dextrose | Palm sugar |
Brown sugar | Diastatic malt | Raw sugar |
Brown rice syrup | Evaporated cane juice | Rice syrup |
Cane sugar | Fructose (high fructose corn syrup) | Refiner’s syrup |
Cane juice | Fruit sugar | Saccharose |
Caramel | Galactose | Sorghum syrup |
Carob syrup | Glucomalt | HSucrose |
Coconut sugar | Glucose | Sugar |
Coconut palm sugar | Grape juice concentrate | Treacle |
Confectioner’s sugar | Grape sugar | Turbinado sugar |
Corn sweetener | Honey | Xylose |
Corn syrup | Lactose | Demerara sugar |