The ‘-Oses and Other Aliases of Sugar

Sugar is a Ninja Assassin, Master of many disguises!

Unmask it by simply reading labels.

Food manufacturers know it’s not cool to mention “Sugar” first on the ingredient list, so they use one of Sugar’s many other aliases. Here’s a list of some other names Sugar is known by – some are obvious, some a little more sneaky…

  1. Agave Syrup
  2. Agave Nectar
  3. Brown Sugar
  4. Brown Rice Syrup
  5. Blackstrap Molasses
  6. Buttered Syrup
  7. Barley Malt
  8. Beet Sugar
  9. Carob Syrup
  10. Cane Juice
  11. Corn Syrup
  12. Corn Syrup Solids
  13. Confectioner’s Sugar
  14. Caramel
  15. Cane juice solids
  16. Cane juice crystals
  17. Caster Sugar
  18. Coconut Sugar
  19. Crystalline fructose
  20. Date sugar
  21. Demerara sugar
  22. Dehydrated cane juice
  23. Dehydrated fruit juice
  24. Dextrin
  25. Dextran
  26. Diatase
  27. Diatastic Malt
  28. Ethyl Maltol
  29. Fruit Juice
  30. Fruit Juice Concentrate
  31. Fruit Juice Crystals
  32. Fructose
  33. Galactose
  34. Glucose
  35. Golden Syrup
  36. Golden Sugar
  37. High-fructose corn syrup
  38. Honey
  39. Icing Sugar
  40. Invert sugar
  41. Lactose
  42. Maltodextrin
  43. Maltose
  44. Malt Syrup
  45. Maple Syrup
  46. Muscovado sugar
  47. Organic raw sugar
  48. Oat syrup
  49. Panela
  50. Raspadura
  51. Refiner’s Syrup
  52. Raw Sugar
  53. Rice Bran Syrup
  54. Rice Syrup
  55. Powdered Sugar
  56. Sorghum Syrup
  57. Sucrose
  58. Syrup
  59. Tapioca syrup
  60. Turbinado
  61. Treacle
  62. Yellow sugar

Did you know Sugar went by all these different names?

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