These days, there's sugar in just about everything—and though we'd like to think it's natural, most of the time it's either processed or artificial. Here, a list of some alternative sweetening agents that can creep into our favorite treats without us even realizing it—so be sure to check the label before chowing down.
Brown sugar: White sugar with molasses added
Corn syrup: Made from corn starch
Dextrose: A naturally occurring form of glucose in fruits and veggies (your body also produces it)
Fructose: Found in fruits, vegetables and their juices; used in crystalline form as a sweetener
High-fructose corn syrup: Highly processed form of sugar made from corn starch and fructose
Honey: A natural sweetener; contains fructose and glucose
Molasses: Dark syrup made by boiling down sugar from sugar cane
Sucrose: Cane sugar (plain white sugar)
Turbinado: Made by spinning sugar cane extract in a centrifuge or turbine to create large brown crystals
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