Publisher’s Points to Ponder in less than 200 Words

Lately, I’ve been reading labels to ensure that I do not eat too much sugar. What a task! Sugar is disguised under many names and is included in most processed foods as a preservative. Just because the packaging has “No added sugar,” that doesn’t mean that the product is healthier--to better food choices, you must be familiar with all names for sugar.

Dr. Laura Schmidt has listed 61 names for sugar to help people make better choices when purchasing food: agave nectar, Barbados sugar, barley malt, barley malt syrup, beet sugar, brown sugar, buttered syrup, cane juice, cane juice crystals, cane sugar, caramel, carob syrup, castor sugar, coconut palm sugar, coconut sugar, confectioner’s sugar, corn sweetener, corn syrup, corn syrup solids, date sugar, dehydrated cane juice, demerara sugar, dextrin, dextrose, evaporated cane juice, free-flowing brown sugars, fructose, fruit juice, fruit juice concentrate, glucose, glucose solids, golden sugar, golden syrup, grape sugar, HFCS (high-fructose corn syrup), honey, icing sugar, invert sugar, malt syrup, maltodextrin, maltol, maltose, mannose, maple syrup, molasses, muscovado, palm sugar, panocha, powdered sugar, raw sugar, refiner’s syrup, rice syrup, saccharose, sorghum syrup, sucrose, sugar (granulated), sweet sorghum, syrup, treacle, turbinado sugar and yellow sugar.