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Every name for sugar,caught in one paste
Added sugar hides behind 56+ different names on ingredient lists. Paste any label below and this free checker highlights every single one. No sign-up, nothing leaves your browser.
Ingredients
The full list:69 names for sugar
Every name this checker knows, grouped by how it usually appears on labels. Quick rule of thumb: anything ending in -ose, and anything called a syrup, is added sugar.
Syrups
- agave nectar
- agave syrup
- barley malt syrup
- brown rice syrup
- buttered syrup
- cane syrup
- carob syrup
- coconut nectar
- corn syrup
- corn syrup solids
- date syrup
- glucose syrup
- glucose-fructose syrup
- golden syrup
- high-fructose corn syrup
- malt syrup
- maple syrup
- molasses
- oat syrup
- refiner's syrup
- rice syrup
- sorghum syrup
- tapioca syrup
- treacle
The -ose family
- dextrin
- dextrose
- fructose
- glucose
- isoglucose
- maltodextrin
- maltol
- maltose
- mannose
- saccharose
- sucrose
Sounds natural
- cane juice
- cane juice crystals
- coconut palm sugar
- coconut sugar
- date sugar
- dehydrated cane juice
- evaporated cane juice
- fruit juice concentrate
- fruit puree concentrate
- honey
Still just sugar
- barbados sugar
- barley malt
- beet sugar
- brown sugar
- cane sugar
- caramel
- castor sugar
- confectioner's sugar
- corn sweetener
- demerara sugar
- glucose solids
- golden sugar
- grape sugar
- icing sugar
- invert sugar
- muscovado
- palm sugar
- panela
- panocha
- powdered sugar
- raw sugar
- sugar
- turbinado sugar
- yellow sugar
Frequently askedquestions
Everything you need to know about scanning your food with Berry Pure.
How many names does added sugar have?
Researchers have documented at least 56 different names for added sugar on ingredient labels, and newer variants keep appearing. This checker knows 65+ of them, including syrups (corn syrup, rice syrup, golden syrup), the -ose family (glucose, fructose, maltose, dextrose), and natural-sounding ones like evaporated cane juice and coconut nectar.
Why do manufacturers use so many different names for sugar?
Ingredients are listed by quantity, so splitting sugar into three or four different forms pushes each one lower down the list. A cereal listing sugar, glucose syrup and molasses separately can look less sugary than one that lists all of it as sugar. Different sugar sources also let brands make claims like no refined sugar.
What are the most common hidden sugars?
The ones we catch most often are glucose-fructose syrup (also called high-fructose corn syrup or isoglucose), maltodextrin, dextrose, cane juice, invert sugar, and fruit juice concentrate. Anything ending in -ose or described as a syrup is usually added sugar.
Do honey and maple syrup count as added sugar?
Yes. Nutritionally they behave like sugar and health bodies including the WHO and FDA count them as added sugars when used as ingredients. They bring trace minerals, but a product sweetened with honey is still a sweetened product.
How much added sugar per day is okay?
The American Heart Association recommends at most 25 grams (6 teaspoons) of added sugar per day for women and 36 grams (9 teaspoons) for men. A single flavoured yoghurt or a glass of soda can use up most of that.
Does this checker store what I paste?
No. Everything runs in your browser. Nothing you paste is sent to a server or stored anywhere.
Sources
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