Tag: Natural sugar

Defining Sugar: Added, Natural, and Artificial

February 22, 2013
PACKETS OF NATURAL
AND ARTIFICIAL SWEETENERS

This post will help you understand the difference between added sugar, artificial sugar, and natural sugar.

Natural Sugar is a food derived sweetener, such as: Sucrose, Confectioner’s Sugar, Brown Sugar, Raw Sugar aka Turbinado Sugar, Succanat, Molasses, Maple Syrup, Maple Sugar, Honey, Raw Honey, Agave Syrup, Brown Rice Syrup, Malted Barley Syrup, Date Sugar, Corn Syrup, Corn Syrup Solids, Dextrose, Lactose, Maltose Syrup, Fructose, Xylitol, Sorbitol, Stevia, Cane Juice, Dehydrated Cane Juice, Evaporated Cane Juice, Fruit Juice Concentrate, Coconut Sugar, Coconut Syrup, Palm Sugar, Sorghum Syrup, Beet Sugar.

Added Natural Sugar: is an ingredient in canned, frozen, and bottled food.  Food labels indicate, “naturally sweetened.”

Artificial Sugar is a chemically derived sweetener, such as: Equal, Sweet ‘N Low, Splenda, Nutra Sweet, Sugar Twin, Sunett, Sweet One, and Saccharin.

Added Artificial Sugar is an ingredient added to packaged, canned, frozen, and bottled food.  Food labels indicate, “artifically sweetened.”

Copyright 2013 Irene Pastore, and Blue Moon Personal Training.  

32 Types of Hidden Sugar In Packaged Food

February 17, 2013
READ LABELS
KNOW WHAT YOU’RE EATING

Sugar is added to most packaged food.  Learning the various names for natural, processed sugars, will help you know what to look for when you read food labels. The list identifies natural sugars. Natural sugars  are derived from food, rather than chemicals.

32 TYPES OF ADDED NATURAL SUGAR IN PACKAGED FOOD

Agave Syrup, Beet Sugar, Brown Rice Syrup, Brown Sugar, Cane Juice, Confectioner’s Sugar, Coconut Sugar, Corn Syrup, Corn Syrup Solids, Date Sugar, Dextrose, Dehydrated Cane Juice, Evaporated Cane Juice, Fruit Juice Concentrate, Fructose, Honey, Lactose, Malted Barley Syrup, Maltose Syrup, Maple Syrup, Molasses, Palm Sugar, Raw Honey, Sorbitol, Sorghum Syrup, Stevia, Sucrose, Succanat, Turbinado Sugar (aka Raw Sugar), Xylitol.

If you think that added natural sugar makes you  addicted, i.e., you can’t stop eating even if you’re full, then it might be a good idea to cut back, or cut out eating foods that contain added natural sugar.  Lowering or eliminating added  sugar reduces calories, and will you help you maintain a healthy weight.

Copyright 2013 Irene Pastore, and Blue Moon Personal Training.