I get really overwhelmed when looking at the ingredients list for most foods purchased at the grocery store (which is why one should really stick to whole foods - aka whole grains, lean proteins, legumes, fruits and vegetables). But did you know that even store-bought whole wheat bread has hidden additives and sugars? Yeah. True story. When shopping, I try to buy foods that include ingredients that are simple and recognizable. If not - avoid, avoid avoid.
While HFCS (high fructose corn syrup) is a form of “sugar” that is easy to identify (and subsequently avoid), here a list of synonyms for sugar that may not be as recognizable:
Aspartame – marketed as Nutrasweet (artificial, 0 calories)
Acesulfame potassium (acesulfame-K)
marketed as Sunett / Sweet One (artificial, 0 calories)
Brown Rice Syrup
Brown sugar
Corn sweetener
Corn syrup, or corn syrup solids
Crystalline Fructose
Dehydrated Cane Juice
Dextrin
Dextrose
Evaporated Cane Juice
Fructose
Fruit juice concentrate
Glucose
High-fructose corn syrup
Honey
Invert sugar (golden syrup)
Lactose
Maltodextrin
Malt syrup
Maltose
Mannitol (2.6 calories)
Maple syrup
Molasses
Neotame (artificial, 0 calories)
Raw sugar
Rice Syrup
Saccharin (artificial, 0 calories)
Saccharose
Sucralose – marketed as Splenda (artificial, 0 calories)
Sucrose
Sugar
Sorbitol (2.6 calories)
Sorghum or sorghum syrup
Syrup
Treacle
Turbinado Sugar
Xylose
