Sugar can be found hiding everywhere in the foods we eat and sometimes tries to appear in disguise. Here is a list of well over 100 names for Sugar.
The World Health Organisation (WHO) recommends reducing free sugar intake at all stages of life to under 10 percent of physical calories to reduce the risk of unhealthy weight gain and tooth decay. This equals a maximum of 50g of sugar per day for the average adult – 10 teaspoons for a calorie intake of 2,000 calories.
In addition, WHO believes a further reduction in free sugar intake to less than 5 percent of energy – no more than 5 teaspoons sugar for adults per day would be sensible.
Find out which foods contain these sugars by clicking the linked text.
Alternative names for Sugar
Agave nectar
Agave Syrup
Anhydrous Dextrose
Barbados sugar
Barley malt
Barley malt extract
Barley malt syrup
Beet juice concentrate
Beet sugar
Blackstrap Molasses
Brown cane sugar
Brown rice syrup
Brown sugar
Brown cane sugar
Buttered syrup
Cane crystals
Cane juice
Cane juice crystals
Cane sugar
Caramel
Carbitol
Carob syrup
Castor sugar
Coconut nectar
Coconut palm sugar
Coconut sugar
Confectioner’s sugar
Corn sweetener
Corn syrup
Corn syrup solids
Crystal Dextrose
Crystalline Fructose
D-xylose
Date sugar
Dehydrated cane juice
Demerara sugar
Dextran
Dextrin
Dextrose
Diglycerides
Diastatic Malt
Diatase
Disaccharides
Erythritol
Ethyl Maltol
Evaporated cane juice
Florida Crystals
Free-flowing brown sugars
Fructan
Fructooligosaccharides
Fructose
Fruit juice
Fruit juice concentrate
Galactose
Glucitol
Glucoamine
Glucose
Glucose solids
Glucose syrup solids
Golden sugar
Golden syrup
Granulated Sugar
Grape Juice Concentrate
Grape sugar
Hexitol
HFCS
High-Fructose Corn Syrup
Honey
Icing sugar
Inversol
Invert sugar
Isomalt
Lactose
Levulose
Liquid Fructose
Malt extract
Malt syrup
Malted Barley
Maltitol
Maltodextrin
Maltol
Malts
Maltose
Mannitol
Mannose
Maple syrup
Molasses
Muscovado
Muscovado Syrup
Nectars
Oligofructose
Palm sugar
Panela sugar
Panocha
Pear Syrup
Pentose
Powdered sugar
Raisin syrup
Raw cane sugar
Raw sugar
Refiner’s syrup
Ribose Rice syrup
Rice malt
Rice maltodextrin
Rice syrup
Rice syrup solids
Saccharose
Sorbitol
Sorghum Syrup
Sucanat
Secanet
Sucrose
Sugar
Sugarcane Molasses
Sweet Sorghum
Syrup
Table Sugar
Tapioca Dextrin
Treacle
Trehalose
Turbinado sugar
Wheat dextrin
Xylose
Xylitol
Yellow sugar
Zylose
