sugars
Glucose and fructose
Sugars is the plural of sugar, referring to types of sweet substances (glucose, fructose, sucrose): Limit your intake of added sugars.
Natural sugars in fruit are less harmful.
As a verb, sugars means adds sugar to or coats with sugar: She sugars her coffee heavily.
Bees' viscous nectar product
- molassesSyrup from cane processing
- treacleThick sugar-refining byproduct
- syrupThick sugar liquid
- nectarFloral sugar water
agave · stevia · caramel · golden syrup · corn syrup · sorghum · malt · barley malt
Formed into grains
powdered · confectioners · brown · raw · turbinado · muscovado · palm · coconut
Primary cellular fuel
- fructoseMonosaccharide in produce
- lactoseDisaccharide in dairy
- maltoseTwo-glucose disaccharide
- galactoseMonosaccharide from lactose breakdown
ribose · deoxyribose · monosaccharide · disaccharide · polysaccharide · glycogen · starch · cellulose
Preserved by sugar-coating
- fondantSmooth, moldable cake covering
- icingSweet cake covering
- toffeeCaramelized sugar confection
- butterscotchBrown sugar candy
fudge · praline · brittle · glaze · spun · caramelized · crystallized · frosting
Glucose metabolism producing ATP
- insulinPancreatic glucose-regulating hormone
- glycemicRelating to glucose presence
- blood glucoseSugar level in bloodstream
- ATPCell's energy molecule
calories · hyperglycemia · hypoglycemia · diabetic · metabolic · energy · absorption · digestion
honey
Bees' viscous nectar product
nectar · agave · stevia · caramel · golden syrup · corn syrup · sorghum · malt · barley malt · rice syrup
granulated
Formed into grains
white · powdered · confectioners · brown · raw · turbinado · muscovado · palm · coconut · date
glucose
Primary cellular fuel
galactose · ribose · deoxyribose · monosaccharide · disaccharide · polysaccharide · glycogen · starch · cellulose · hexose
candied
Preserved by sugar-coating
butterscotch · fudge · praline · brittle · glaze · spun · caramelized · crystallized · frosting · ganache
glycolysis
Glucose metabolism producing ATP
- insulinPancreatic glucose-regulating hormone
- glycemicRelating to glucose presence
- blood glucoseSugar level in bloodstream
ATP · calories · hyperglycemia · hypoglycemia · diabetic · metabolic · energy · absorption · digestion · pancreas
- food termsprotein, carbohydrate, flavor, fat, taste
- child nutritionbaby food, balanced diet, balanced meals, breakfast, calcium
- Food Sciencefood science, enzymes, carbohydrates, proteins, pH
- carbohydratesglucose, fructose, lactose, starch, maltose
- cell contentsproteins, enzymes, lipids, glucose, amino acids
- foodstuffsgrains, fruits, vegetables, meat, dairy
sugarsartificial sweeteners
Synthetic sugar replacements
aspartame · saccharin · sucralose · sugar substitutes · stevia
sugarsproteins
Amino acid polymers
fibers · complex carbohydrates · whole grains · starches · fats
- brown sugarMolasses-flavored granulated sweetener
- blood sugarCirculating glucose level
- sugar coneEdible ice-cream container
- sugar cookiesPlain sweet baked treats
- sugar bowlLidded container for sweetener
- sugar cubePressed crystalline sweetener block
sugar, sugary, sugared, sugarcane, sugaring, sugarcoat, sugarless, sugarcoating, sugariness