36 Sneaky Names For Sugars In Your Food

If you’re trying to watch your weight or just be generally healthy, you probably already know that sugars (especially fake, processed, or modified sugars) can wreak havoc on your body. (Just to be clear: We are NOT saying that sugar is evil and should be completely wiped from your diet. If that is your choice, great, but we aren’t saying you are going to die if you don’t remove it.)

So, to help you on your quest to eliminate the unnecessary sugars, here is a list of 36 sneaky other names for sugar that manufacturers use to get the pesky ingredient into your food:

1. Sucrose
2. Maltose
3. Dextrose
4. Fructose
5. Glucose
6. Galactose
7. Lactose
8. High fructose corn syrup
9. Glucose solids
10. Cane juice
11. Dehydrated cane juice
12. Cane juice solids
13. Cane juice crystals
14. Dextrin
15. Maltodextrin
16. Dextran
17. Barley malt
18. Beet sugar
19. Corn syrup
20. Corn syrup solids
21. Caramel
22. Buttered syrup
23. Carob syrup
24. Malt syrup
25. Diatase
26. Diatastic malt
27. Fruit juice
28. Fruit juice concentrate
29. Dehydrated fruit juice
30. Fruit juice crystals
31. Golden syrup
32. Turbinado
33. Sorghum syrup
34. Refiner’s syrup
35. Ethyl maltol
36. Maple syrup