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Names for Sugar
Sugar, by any other name, is still sugar.
Food companies often try to hide the sugar they add to their foods by giving it a different, more healthy-sounding name. Or, they will use the manufacturer's name of the chemical they use instead of real sugar.
Don't be fooled; you are smarter than they think! Here is a list of different words that mean sugar (names of sugar).
44
names that all mean sugar
Listed A to Z below.
The list
Words that mean sugar
44 names, A to Z. Jump to a letter:
A
Agave Nectar
B
Barley Malt Syrup
Beet Sugar
Brown Rice Syrup
Brown Sugar
C
Cane Crystals
Cane Juice Crystals
Cane Sugar
Coconut Palm Sugar
Coconut Sugar
Corn Sugar
Corn Sweetener
Corn Syrup
Corn Syrup Solids
D
Dehydrated Cane Juice
Dextrin
Dextrose
E
Evaporated Cane Juice
F
Fructose
Fruit Juice Concentrate
Fruit Juice Sweetened
Fruit Sugar
G
Glucose
Glucose Syrup
H
High-Fructose Corn Syrup
Honey
I
Invert Sugar
L
Lactose
M
Malt Syrup
Maltodextrin
Maltose
Maple Syrup
Molasses
P
Palm Sugar
R
Raw Sugar
Rice Syrup
S
Saccharose
Sorghum
Sorghum Syrup
Sucrose
Syrup
T
Treacle
Turbinado Sugar
X
Xylose
Read the label
If any of these names appear on the ingredients list, it's sugar.
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What is NSNG®?
No sugar, no grains. You eliminate all processed sugars and all grains from your diet. In other words, you eat real food.
Your body treats artificial sweeteners just like real sugar. So there are no artificial sweeteners that are NSNG®.
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