We tend to think that added sugar is mainly found in desserts like cookies and cakes, but it’s also found in many savory foods, such as bread and pasta sauce. And some foods promoted as “natural” or “healthy” are laden with added sugars, compounding the confusion. In fact, manufacturers add sugar to 74% of packaged foods sold in supermarkets So, even if you skip dessert, you may still be consuming more added sugar than is recommended.
You don’t always see the word “sugar” on a food label. Sometimes it hides under aliases like:
- Agave nectar
- Brown rice syrup
- Cane juice
- Cane syrup
- Coconut sugar
- High-fructose corn syrup
- Corn syrup
- Dextrin
- Dextrose
- Evaporated cane juice
- Fructose
- Glucose
- Lactose
- Malt syrup
- Molasses
- Maltose
- Palm sugar
- Panocha
- Refiner’s syrup
- Sucrose
Read HERE for a more complete list of hidden sugars.
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