added sugar

Nutritionally empty sweetener

Added sugar is sugar introduced during food processing or preparation, as opposed to sugars naturally present in ingredients like fruit or milk.

Nutrition labels distinguish added sugars from total sugars because they contribute calories without the fiber, vitamins, or minerals that accompany natural sources: The yogurt has 12 grams of sugar but only 4 grams of added sugar.

sweetenerAdditive reducing bitterness
refinedPurified or cultured
processedSubjected to operations
processed foodsCommercially altered edibles
glucosePrimary cellular fuel

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Categories

nutrition labelsnutrition facts, vitamins, protein, fat, calories
Sugar termssucrose, glucose, fructose, maltose, lactose
nutrientsprotein, vitamins, fats, minerals, vitamin
nutritionnutrients, protein, carbohydrates, fats, vitamins
sweetenershoney, maple syrup, sucrose, fructose, glucose

Opposites

sweetener source

added sugarnatural sugar

Sweetener from plants

natural sweetness · fruit sugar · fructose · lactose

nutritional manipulation

added sugarsugar-free

Lacking added sweeteners

unsweetened · zero sugar · sugarless · whole foods · plain

dietary health framing

added sugarwhole foods

Unrefined, unprocessed edibles

natural ingredients · clean eating · fiber · complex carbohydrates · nutrient-dense

Family

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Familiarity: Top 100,000
Profile: Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G