My Sugar. My Sweet. My Honey. We have many nicknames for our loved ones, but did you realize sugar has just as many names? While research has shown that sweets have nothing to do with developing type 1 diabetes, sugar can play into type 2 diabetes by contributing to weight gain and obesity. And, for diabetics, sugar is one carbohydrate that makes blood glucose levels rise.
So how do you keep track of sugar and its many aliases? Here are some sneaky names to look for on ingredient lists and menus: beet sugar, cane sugar, table sugar, brown sugar, molasses, honey, confectioner's sugar, powdered sugar, raw sugar, turbinado, maple syrup, sugar cane syrup, high-fructose corn syrup, and agave nectar.
Chemical names for sugars are recognizable because their names end in "ose," such as dextrose, levulose or maltose. Lactose is the sugar in milk. Sucrose is a chemical name for sugar (but it's also the name used for natural fruit sugar).
Foods labeled "sugar-free," "no sugar added," "reduced sugar" and "dietetic" may have artificial sweeteners, which will have fewer calories but still may contain carbohydrates. To figure out the complete amount of carbohydrate in an item, look at the nutrition label instead of just the claims on the box.
Then you can go back to whispering sweet nothings in your "Turbinado's" ear…
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