The average American consumes 150 – 170 pounds of sugar per year. That’s between a 1/4 cup and a 1/2 cup of sugar per day! That’s absolutely crazy.
Part of the problem is that many people don’t realize just how many names sugar has.
If you’re relying on ingredient labels to keep you away from sugar, you may be surprised. Sugar has many sneaky aliases. And while not all of these are created equal, you still should have a good idea what you’ll need to be on the lookout for.
Here are some other names for sugar.
Agave nectar
Barley malt syrup
Brown sugar
Coconut Nectar
Coconut Sugar
Cane sugar
Corn sweetener
Corn syrup, or corn syrup solids
Date Sugar
Dehydrated cane juice
Dextrin
Dextrose
Disaccharide
Evaporated Cane Juice
Fructose
Fruit juice concentrate
Galactose
Glucose
High-fructose corn syrup
Honey
Invert sugar
Lactose
Maltodextrin
Malt syrup
Maltose
Maple syrup
Molasses
Monosaccharide
Polysaccharide
Powdered sugar
Raw sugar
Ribose
Rice Malt (extract)
Rice syrup
Saccharose
Sorghum or sorghum syrup
Sucrose
Syrup
Treacle
Turbinado sugar
Xylose
If you think of any I missed, please leave me a comment and I’ll get the list updated!
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