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Names for Sugar
One of the easiest ways to recognize sugar on a food label is by recognizing the -ose suffix. When you
find words that end in -ose, there's a good chance it is sugar.
Sugars ending in -ose include: Sucrose, Maltose, Dextrose, Fructose, Glucose, Galactose, Lactose, High
fructose corn syrup, Glucose solids
Just because it doesn't end in -ose, however, doesn't mean it isn't sugar. There are plenty of other
names as well that may or may not sound like sugar.
Regardless of how they sound, the following are all sugar:
Cane juice, Dehydrated cane juice, Cane juice solids, Cane juice crystals, Dextrin,
Maltodextrin, Dextran, Barley malt, Beet sugar, Corn syrup, Corn syrup solids, Caramel, Buttered
syrup, Carob syrup, Brown sugar, Date sugar, Malt syrup, Diatase, Diatastic malt, Fruit juice, Fruit juice
concentrate, Dehydrated fruit juice, Fruit juice crystals, Golden syrup, Turbinado, Sorghum
syrup, Refiner's syrup, Ethyl maltol, Maple syrup, Yellow sugar
Glucose blood sugar
Galactose milk sugar
Fructose fruit sugar
When used as a sweetener, this fructose is twice as sweet as sugar. It is slowly metabolized in the blood
stream (low glycemic index) because metabolism of fructose relies on the liver (an already stressed organ!).
Commercial fructose is usually made from corn syrup and has low-to-no nutrient value. Naturally occurring
fructose in fruit is fine while isolated fructose is more difficult on the bodyʼs systems.
Dextrose
This is essentially the same as glucose.
High Fructose Corn Syrup (HFCS)
Manufactured from genetically modified (GMO) corn starch & has a high glycemic index (causes blood sugar
and then insulin to surge). There are widespread concerns about the long-term safety of HFCS consumption.
Everything ending in “ol” is a sugar alcohol: Polyols
• Sugar alcohols found naturally in fruit, but also manufactured commercially from things like corn husks.
• Xylitol: same sweetness as sucrose • Maltitol, Mannitol, Sorbitol: half the sweetness of sucrose
• have a low glycemic response, therefore often labeled “sugar-free”
• can have a laxative effect since they bypass the small intestine, where digestion and absorption take place.
Not found anywhere in nature: Aspartame (Nutrasweet and Equal)
• direct effect on the brain associated with epilepsy, Parkinsonʼs and brain tumors
• linked with digestive disturbances
• check labels of sugar-free gums, diet sodas and all low-fat products including yogurt
Sucralose (Splenda)
Made from chlorinating sugar, chlorine consumption causes: • immune suppression
• affects the blood, heart and respiratory systems of lab animals • interferes with the proper functioning of the
thyroid
Sacharin (Sweet & Low)
• banned from use in Canada in 1977 after it was found to increase animal risk of bladder cancer
• FDA used to require warning labels on foods that contained saccharin, but the food industry lobbyists
reversed this requirement.