RECOGNISING FREE SUGARS ON LABELLING

There are many names used on packaging and labelling when referring to sugars. As it may not be obvious that an ingredient is a sugar, it is prudent to be aware of these names:

Agave Syrup
Barley Malt
Beet Sugar
Brown Sugar
Buttered Syrup
Cane Juice Crystals
Cane Juice Solids
Cane Juice
Caramel Syrup
Carob Syrup
Concentrate Fruit Juice
Corn Syrup
Corn Syrup Solids

Date Sugar
Dehydrated Cane Juice
Dehydrated Fruit Juice
Dextran
Dextrin
Dextrose
Diastase
Diastatic Malt
Ethyl Maltol
Fructose
Fruit Juice
Fruit Juice Crystals
Galactose

Glucose-Fructose
Glucose Solids
Golden Syrup
High Fructose Corn Syrup
Lactose
Malt Syrup
Maltose
Maple Syrup
Refiner’s Syrup
Rice Syrup
Sorghum Syrup
Sucrose
Turbinado

Do you look at the labelling when shopping?

DID YOU KNOW:

Too much sugar in our diet can cause obesity, diabetes and heart disease