- Sugar - Wikipedia
Granulated sugar (about 0 6 mm crystals), also known as table sugar or regular sugar, is used at the table, to sprinkle on foods and to sweeten hot drinks (coffee and tea), and in home baking to add sweetness and texture to baked products (cookies and cakes) and desserts (pudding and ice cream)
- Sugar | Definition, Types, Formula, Processing, Uses, Facts | Britannica
Sugar, any of numerous sweet, colorless, water-soluble compounds present in the sap of seed plants and the milk of mammals and making up the simplest group of carbohydrates The most common sugar is sucrose, a crystalline tabletop and industrial sweetener used in foods and beverages
- Sugar 101: Where Does Sugar Come From? | Sugar. org
All sugar is made by first extracting sugar juice from sugar beet or sugar cane plants , and from there, many types of sugar can be produced Here are some quick definitions and links to what these terms actually mean Sugar is one of the world’s oldest documented commodities
- What Are the Different Types of Sugar? Added and Natural Sugars - WebMD
What is the difference between types of sugar? Find out if some are healthier than others and what it can mean for your health
- Sugar 101 - American Heart Association
Naturally occurring sugars are found naturally in foods such as fruit (fructose) and milk (lactose) Added sugars include any sugars or caloric sweeteners that are added to foods or beverages during processing or preparation, such as adding sugar to your coffee or cereal
- Sugar: How sweet it is. . . or is it? - Harvard Health
Research studies over the past 30 years have shown that high consumption of added sugar, especially from sugar-sweetened beverages, contributes to obesity, heart disease, and type 2 diabetes
- What is sugar - World Sugar Research Organisation
Sugar can also be called sucrose; the scientific name for sugar Sugar is a disaccharide, made up of two simple sugar units (monosaccharides), glucose and fructose
- The sweet truth: All about sugar - Mayo Clinic Press
Sugar – particularly added sugar – is in nearly all of our food Whether you have a sweet tooth or not, it’s important to know the benefits and consequences of all three kinds of sugar, and how we can adjust our relationship to them
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