Added sugars and sweeteners, in all forms, contribute to countless medical conditions. Some of these are now at epidemic levels throughout the United States. So, what are some of those conditions?
Cancer. Obesity. Alzheimer’s. Dementia. Diabetes. I could go on.
While people may look at a label to make sure that item doesn’t contain the usual suspects, like high fructose corn syrup, you might be amazed at the names and types of sweeteners that are added to the foods we eat.
To help address this, here’s a list of all the names of sugar and sweeteners, in all its forms. The healthier options? Stevia and monk fruit… but I need to do more homework to see if they make it to the Nice List or are added to the Naughty List below.
87 Names for Added Sugar
The following list shows the 87 different names for sugars and sweeteners – sugar that may be added to the foods you eat. However, without the right information, it’s hard to understand what you’re actually eating — especially when on a sugar-restricted or diabetic meal plan.
Agave nectar
Anhydrous dextrose
Barley malt
Beet sugar
Blackstrap molasses
Brown rice syrup
Brown sugar
Buttered syrup
Cane crystals
Cane juice crystals
Cane sugar
Caramel
Carbitol
Carob syrup
Castor sugar
Coconut sugar
Concentrated fruit juice
Confectioner’s sugar (powdered sugar)
Corn sweetener
Corn syrup
Corn syrup solids
Crystal dextrose
Date sugar
Demerara sugar
Dextrin
Dextrose
Diastatic malt
Diglycerides
Disaccharides
Erythritol
Ethyl maltol
Evaporated cane juice
Florida crystals
Fructooligosaccharides
Fructose
Fructose sweetener
Fruit juice concentrate
Galactose
Glucitol
Glucoamine
Glucose
Glucose solids
Golden sugar
Golden syrup
Grape sugar
Hexitol
High-fructose corn syrup
Honey
Icing sugar
Inversol
Invert sugar
Isomalt
Lactose
Liquid fructose
Malt syrup
Malted barley
Maltodextrin
Maltose
Malts
Mannitol
Maple syrup
Maple syrup
Molasses
Muscovado sugar
Nectars
Pancake syrup
Panela sugar
Pentose
Raisin syrup
Raw sugar
Refiner’s syrup
Ribose rice syrup
Rice malt
Rice syrup
Rice syrup solids
Sorbitol
Sorghum
Sorghum syrup
Sucanat
Sugar
Syrup
Treacle sugar
Turbinado sugar
White sugar
Xylitol
Yellow sugar
Zylose
Conclusion
Now that you have the list, are there more? Maybe. Some people may argue that some sugars and sweeteners are better than others – or healthier. To clarify, this list isn’t intended to say one type of sweet is better than another. It is only intended to make you aware of the devil you know versus the ones hiding behind an alias. To your health!
