added sugars
Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-000093
These sugars, syrups, and other caloric sweeteners are added when foods are processed or prepared. Added sugars do not include sugars that occur naturally, like fructose in fruit or lactose in milk. Names for added sugars include brown sugar, cane sugar, corn sugar, corn sweetener, corn syrup, dextrose, fructose (when not naturally occurring), fruit juice concentrates, glucose, high-fructose corn syrup, honey, invert sugar, lactose (when not in milk or dairy products), maltose, malt syrup, molasses, raw sugar, sucrose, and turbinado sugar.
| Identifier | MLC-T-AGR-000093 |
|---|---|
| Field | Agriculture and food |
| Subject | Fields of Study |
| References | Glossary of Terms Related to Healthy Eating, Obesity, Physical Activity, & Weight Control, NIH; NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary |
| See also | sugars; sugar products; brown sugar; cane sugar; high fructose corn syrup; sugar sweetened beverages; white sugar |
| Translations | Spanish: azúcares añadidos |
Record as JSON
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"id": "MLC-T-AGR-000093",
"term": "added sugars",
"field": "Agriculture and food",
"definition": "These sugars, syrups, and other caloric sweeteners are added when foods are processed or prepared. Added sugars do not include sugars that occur naturally, like fructose in fruit or lactose in milk. Names for added sugars include brown sugar, cane sugar, corn sugar, corn sweetener, corn syrup, dextrose, fructose (when not naturally occurring), fruit juice concentrates, glucose, high-fructose corn syrup, honey, invert sugar, lactose (when not in milk or dairy products), maltose, malt syrup, molasses, raw sugar, sucrose, and turbinado sugar.",
"subject": "Fields of Study",
"see_also": [
"sugars",
"sugar products",
"brown sugar",
"cane sugar",
"high fructose corn syrup",
"sugar sweetened beverages",
"white sugar"
],
"references": [
"Glossary of Terms Related to Healthy Eating, Obesity, Physical Activity, & Weight Control, NIH",
"NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
],
"translations": {
"es": "azúcares añadidos"
},
"url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/added-sugars/"
}
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