What are "Added Sugars"?

Here is a non-exhaustive list of ingredients that should be considered an Added Sugar as pertaining to the new US nutrition labels.

Some Ingredients That Should Be Considered "Added Sugar"

  1. white sugar
  2. icing sugar
  3. confectioners sugar
  4. brown sugar
  5. raw sugar
  6. cane sugar 
  7. turbinado sugar
  8. corn sweetener
  9. corn syrup
  10. cane syrup 
  11. dextrose
  12. fructose
  13. glucose
  14. sucrose
  15. high-fructose corn syrup
  16. honey
  17. invert sugar
  18. maple syrup
  19. molasses
  20. pancake syrup
  21. most things ending in "ose" 
  22. etc.
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