How SUGAR is Hiding in Your Food

How SUGAR is Hiding in Your Food

By Dina Barela

Sugar is a master of disguise and takes on many different names. The average person may not even realize how many foods they consume on a daily basis that actually contain high levels of sugar. In fact, the average, everyday American consumes about 32 teaspoons in a day, with soda accounting for 37% of that. Of course, there are plenty of foods with naturally occurring sugars that are less harmful to the body such as in fruits or milk. But how many foods out there are actually loaded with processed sugars under the guise of less­ harmful sounding names? Let’s take a look at a few of the names found on food labels that may give you a clue to where heaps of excess sugar may be hiding:

● Fructose
● Fruit Juice Concentrate
● Glucose
● High Fructose Corn Syrup
● Honey
● Invert Sugar
● Lactose
● Liquid Fructose
● Malt Syrup
● Cane Juice
● Brown Sugar
● Anhydrous Dextrose
● Confectioners Powdered Sugar
● Corn Syrup
● Corn Syrup Solids
● Crystal Dextrose
● Dextrose
● Evaporated Corn Sweetener