Added sugar
Added Sugar
Added sugar (/ˈædɪd ˈʃʊɡər/) refers to the sugars and syrups that are added to foods or beverages when they are processed or prepared. This does not include naturally occurring sugars such as those in fruit or milk.
Etymology
The term "added sugar" is derived from the English words "added" and "sugar". "Added" comes from the Old English ad meaning "to" and ian meaning "increase", while "sugar" comes from the Old French sucre and the Latin saccharum, which is derived from the Sanskrit śarkarā meaning "ground or candied sugar".
Related Terms
- Sugar: A sweet crystalline substance obtained from various plants, especially sugar cane and sugar beet, consisting essentially of sucrose, and used as a sweetener in food and drink.
- Fructose: A simple ketonic monosaccharide found in many plants, where it is often bonded to glucose to form the disaccharide sucrose.
- Glucose: A simple sugar that is an important energy source in living organisms and is a component of many carbohydrates.
- Sucrose: A compound which is the chief component of cane or beet sugar.
- High-fructose corn syrup: A sweetener made from corn starch that has been processed by glucose isomerase to convert some of its glucose into fructose.
See Also
- Dietary Guidelines for Americans
- World Health Organization
- American Heart Association
- Food and Drug Administration
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Added sugar
- Wikipedia's article - Added sugar
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