Types of Sugar (and surprising sources of "pre-sugars")
OBVIOUS SUGARS
obvious sugar is processed, sweet-tasting, and often listed on the label
candy
ice cream
cookies, cake, etc
sweetened beverages
syrups + jams
baking sugar
corn syrup
SNEAKY SUGARS
sneaky sugars are often hidden in food products marketed to be "healthy"
yogurt
granola
energy bars
smoothies
salad dressing
nut butters
kombucha
FRUIT SUGARS
fruit sugar metabolism is aided by the fiber, enzymes, + nutrients also contained in whole fruit
low sugar fruits
berries
melons
citrus
high sugar fruits
tropical
grapes
PRE-SUGAR
pre-sugars do not necessarily taste sweet, but convert to glucose in your body almost immediately
bread
pasta
cereal
crackers
puffs + pretzels
anything with flour
potato products
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References
Carbohydrates. USDA National Agricultural Library. Retrieved from https://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/carbohydrates.
Carbohydrates. (2019). The Nutrition Source. Havard School of Public Health. Retrieved from https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/nutritionsource/carbohydrates/.
U.S. National Library of Medicine. (2021). Carbohydrates. MedlinePlus. Retrieved from https://medlineplus.gov/carbohydrates.html.
Aragno, M., & Mastrocola, R. (2017). Dietary Sugars and Endogenous Formation of Advanced Glycation Endproducts: Emerging Mechanisms of Disease. Nutrients, 9(4), 385. MDPI AG. Retrieved from http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nu9040385