In one of my recent Fat Burning classes, each person brought in a processed, packaged food. I’m not talking about junk food like Twinkies – but foods that are marketed to seem “healthy.” One of the participants brought in a product that was given away in the goodie bag at a very popular race 10K race. The illusion for the consumer is “this product is healthy and good for athletes.”
What we did is examine the label for added sugar to the product. Using the 80 Names for Sugar as a guide, we found that five(!) different sugars were added to the product. Take a look at some of the products you think might be healthy and use my Names for Sugar reference list to see what is in your “healthy” product.
You might be surprised.
80 Names for Sugar
| Anhydrous dextrose | Glucose solids |
| Agave | Glucose syrup |
| Agave nectar | Golden sugar |
| Barbados Sugar | Golden syrup |
| Barley Malt | Granulated sugar |
| Beet sugar | Grape Sugar |
| Blackstrap Molasses | High-fructose corn syrup (HFCS) |
| Brown sugar (light and dark brown) | Honey |
| Cane juice | Icing sugar |
| Cane juice crystals | Invert sugar |
| Cane juice solids | Invert syrup |
| Cane sugar | King’s syrup |
| Cane syrup | Lactose |
| Caramel | Maple syrup |
| Carob syrup | Maple sugar |
| Castor sugar | Maltose |
| Coconut sugar | Maltodextrin |
| Confectioners’ sugar | Malt sugar |
| Corn syrup | Malt syrup |
| Corn syrup solids | Molasses |
| Crystalline fructose | Muscovado |
| Date sugar | Nectar |
| Demerara sugar | Organic Raw Sugar |
| Dextran | Pancake syrup |
| Dextrose | Panocha |
| Diatase | Powdered sugar |
| Diastatic Malt | Raw sugar |
| Dehydrated cane juice | Refiners’ syrup |
| Ethyl Maltol | Rice Syrup |
| Evaporated cane juice | Sorghum |
| Evaporated cane syrup | Sorghum syrup |
| Evaporated sugar cane | Sucanat |
| Florida Crystals | Sucrose |
| Fructose | Sugar |
| Fructose crystals | Superfine sugar |
| Fruit juice crystals | Table sugar |
| Fruit juice concentrate | Treacle |
| Galactose | Turbinado sugar |
| Glazing sugar | White sugar |
| Glucose | Yellow sugar |
Are you surprised? Let us know your thoughts and comment below.
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