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PLEASE USE THIS TABLE WITH
CAUTION: The information for each Sugar noted in the Description column was derived from
various sources, including information found on the internet. The conclusion
found in the Tolerance
column should not be taken to action without first checking with your Doctor,
a Registered Dietician, or Licensed Nutritionist. |
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| Sugar |
Description |
HFI Tolerance |
| Agave
Syrup |
From
the blue agave cactus. Commonly used in Tex-Mex foods, tequila, margaritas,
soft drinks. High in fructose. |
Not Tolerated |
| Aspartame |
Sugar
substitute known as Equal, NutraSweet, NutraTase. FDA approved.
Scientifically studied in depth. Some may be sensitive to headaches.Derived from amino acids. |
Tolerated |
| Acesulfame-K |
Sugar
substitute known as Sunette, SwissSweet, Sweet-One. Was approved by FDA, but
Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) recently questioned safety.
Possible carcinogenic. |
Tolerated (Questionable safety) |
| Baker's Sugar |
Another
name for Bar Sugar, Berry Sugar, Castor/Caster sugar, Ultrafine,Superfine.
Sucrose, Finest of all granulated sugar. |
Not
Tolerated |
| Bar Sugar |
Another
name for Baker's Sugar, Berry Sugar, Castor/Caster sugar, Ultrafine,
Superfine. Sucrose, Finest of all granulated sugar. |
Not
Tolerated |
| Barbados Sugar |
British
specialty brown sugar with strong molasses flavor. |
Not
Tolerated |
| Barley Malt Syrup |
From
sprouted grains of barley, kiln dried and cooked with water. |
Tolerated |
| Beet Sugar |
Sucrose.
Same structure as cane sugar, but may produce different product results
because of .05 differences in minerals and proteins. More common in Europe
than the U.S |
Not
Tolerated |
| Berry Sugar |
Another
name for Baker's Sugar, Bar Sugar, Castor/Caster sugar, Ultrafine, Superfine.
Sucrose. Finest of all granulated sugar. |
Not
Tolerated |
| Birch Sugar |
Sugar
alcohol: Xylitol. Trade name; The Ultimate Sweetener. Derived from xylose. |
Tolerated
depending on purity |
| Brown Rice Syrup |
Made
from brown rice. High protein content. Likely contains sucrose. |
Not
Tolerated |
| Brown Sugar |
Sucrose coated with molasses.看 |
Not
Tolerated |
| Cane Sugar |
Sucrose. Table sugar. |
Not
Tolerated |
| Castor/Caster Sugar |
Another
name for Baker's Sugar, Bar Sugar, Berry Sugar, Superfine, Ultrafine.
Sucrose. Finest of all granulated sugar. |
Not
Tolerated |
| Carob Powder |
75%
sucrose, pluse glucose and fructose. Extract of the carob tree. |
Not
Tolerated |
| Chicory |
Contains inulin. Used
to make fructose syrup. |
Not
Tolerated |
| Chinese Rock Sugar |
Combination of honey and
sugars. |
Not
Tolerated |
| Corn Starch |
Derived
from corn. Composed of straight or branched chains of glucose. |
Tolerated |
| Corn Sugar |
Produced
from corn starch. Contains glucose and maltose molecules. |
Tolerated |
| Corn Syrup |
Glucose
and water. Usually produced from cornstarch. The problem is that in making
the syrup, it may have either maltose and/or fructose added. |
Not
Tolerated |
| Corn Syrup Solids |
Dried glucose syrup. |
Caution, needs further
clarification |
| Confectioners Sugar |
Sucrose. A
chemical combination of glucose and fructose. |
Not
Tolerated |
| Date Sugar |
Made
from dried, pulverized dates. Likely contains sucrose. |
Not
Tolerated |
| Demerara |
Sucrose.
Another name for raw sugar. A chemical combination of glucose and
fructose. |
Not
Tolerated |
| Dextrin |
Glucose
molecules linked together in chains. Does not break down to pure
dextrose. |
Tolerated |
| Dextrose |
Single glucose molecule.
Simple sugar. |
Tolerated |
| Dextroglucose |
Single glucose molecule.
Simple sugar. |
Tolerated |
| Dextrose Monohydrate看 |
Pure dextrose. |
Tolerated |
| D-Allose |
Simple
sugar.Not commonly found in
diet.Made of 6 carbons. |
Tolerated |
| D-Altrose |
Simple
sugar.Not commonly found in
diet.Made of 6 carbons. |
Tolerated |
| D-Arabinose |
Simple
sugar.Not commonly found in
diet.Made of 5 carbons. |
Tolerated |
| D-Erythrose |
Simple
sugar.Not commonly found in
diet.Made of 4 carbons. |
Tolerated |
| D-Erythrulose |
Simple
sugar.Not commonly found in
diet.Made of 4 carbons. |
Tolerated看 |
| D-Galactose |
Simple
sugar.Not commonly found in diet as
free galactose.Made of 6
carbons.看Part of lactose. |
Tolerated看 |
| D-Gulose |
Simple
sugar.Not commonly found in
diet.Made of 6 carbons. |
Tolerated |
| D-Idose |
Simple
sugar.Not commonly found in
diet.Made of 6 carbons. |
Tolerated |
| D-Lyxose |
Simple
sugar.Not commonly found in
diet.Made of 5 carbons. |
Tolerated |
| D-Psicose |
Sweetener.看May cause diarrhea. Chemically related to
fructose.Made of 6 carbons. |
Tolerated
depending on purity |
| D-Ribose |
Simple
sugar.Not commonly found in
diet.Made of 5 carbons. |
Tolerated |
| D-Ribulose |
Simple
sugar.Not commonly found in
diet.Made of 5 carbons. |
Tolerated |
| D-Sorbose |
Sweetener.May cause diarrhea. Chemically related to
fructose.Made of 6 carbons. |
Tolerated
depending on purity |
| D-Tagatose |
Sweetener.看May cause diarrhea. Chemically related to
fructose.Made of 6 carbons. |
Tolerated
depending on purity |
| D-Talose |
Simple
sugar.Not commonly found in
diet.Made of 6 carbons. |
Tolerated |
| D-Threose |
Simple
sugar.Not commonly found in
diet.Made of 4 carbons. |
Tolerated |
| D-Xylose |
Simple
sugar.Not commonly found.Made of 5 carbons. |
Tolerated |
| D-Xyulose |
Simple
sugar.Not commonly found in
diet.Made of 5 carbons. |
Tolerated |
| Dulcitol |
Naturally occurring sugar
alcohol. |
Not
Tolerated |
| Erythitol |
Sugar
alcohol. Related to erythrose. |
Tolerated
depending on purity |
| Evaporated Cane Sugar看 |
Sucrose. Another name
for sugar cane juice. |
Not
Tolerated |
| Fructose |
Simple
sugar of fructose molecules. Sometimes called fruit sugar.Made of 6 carbons. |
Not
Tolerated |
| Fruit Juice Sweeteners |
Derived
from grapes, apples or pears, heated to reduce water leaving a sweeter
moreconcentrated juice.Almost pure
fructose. |
Not
Tolerated |
| Gemsugar |
Colored
sugar made from Thai sugarcane infused with herbs. |
Not
Tolerated |
| Glucose |
Simple
sugar. The chemical sugar structure of blood sugar.Made of 6 carbons. |
Tolerated |
| Glucose Polymers |
Chains of glucose molecules. |
Tolerated |
| Glucose Syrups |
Produced
from starch, corn syrup, corn-syrup solids, starch syrup, and sugar cane
syrup. Another name for glucose. |
Caution, needs further
clarification |
| Grape Syrup |
Pure fructose. |
Not
Tolerated |
| Granulated sugar |
Table sugar. Sucrose.看 |
Not
Tolerated |
| Gur |
Another
name for Jaggery. 35% sucrose, 15% reducing sugar (mixture of glucose plus
fructose). Used in Thai cooking. Made from palm dates or sugar cane juice.
Contains molasses. |
Not
Tolerated |
| High Fructose Corn Syrup (HFCS) |
Enzymetically
converted from corn syrup to contain 42% - 90% fructose. Raises triglyceride
levels and increases risk of heart disease. |
Not
Tolerated |
| High Fructose glucose syrup |
Contains fructose. |
Not
Tolerated |
| Honey看 |
Natural
syrup containing about 35% glucose, 40% fructose, 25 % water |
Not
Tolerated |
| Hydrogenated Starch Hydrolysate |
Sugar
alcohol of glucose. |
Tolerated
depending on purity |
| Invert Sugar |
Created
by combining sugar syrup with cream of tarter or lemon juice and heating,
breaking sucrose down to components glucose and fructose. |
Not
Tolerated |
| Isoglucose |
Another name for
High Fructose Corn Syrup (HFCS). |
Not
Tolerated |
| Isomaltose |
Linked
glucose molecules that rapidly break down to glucose in the intestine. |
Tolerated |
| Jaggery |
Made
from either evaporating fresh juice of several kinds of palm trees, or sugar
cane juice. 35% sucrose, 15% reducing sugar (mixture of glucose plus
fructose). Contains molasses. |
Not
Tolerated |
| Lactitol |
Sugar
alcohol form of lactose. |
Tolerated
depending on purity |
| Lactose |
Milk
sugar, making up 4.5% of cow's milk. Restricted in lactose intolerant. |
Tolerated |
| Levulose |
Contains fructose. |
Not
Tolerated |
| Litesse |
Polydextrose.
Nondigestable polysaccharide. Reduced calorie sugar substitute containing
sorbitol and glucose. |
Not
Tolerated |
| Maltitol |
Sugar
alcohol form of maltose (glucose). |
Tolerated
depending on purity |
| Maltose |
Linked
glucose molecules that rapidly break down to glucose in the intestine.看 |
Tolerated |
| Maltodextrin |
Dextrose. Processed
from natural cornstarch. |
Tolerated |
| Mannitol |
Sugar
alcohol form of mannose. |
Tolerated
depending on purity |
| Mannose |
Simple
sugar.Not commonly found. |
Tolerated |
| Maple Syrup |
Mostly sucrose. Contains
some invert sugar. |
Not
Tolerated |
| Maple Sugar |
Mostly sucrose. Contains
some invert sugar. |
Not
Tolerated |
| Moducal |
Glucose
chains. A medical food. Consult physician before use.看 |
Tolerated |
| Molasses |
By-product
of sugar cane with 24% water. Fructose level varies. Three kinds. Light
(sweetest), Medium (darker and less sweet), Blackstrap (very dark, slightly
sweet with distinctive flavor. Good source of calcium and iron) |
Not
Tolerated |
| Molasses Sugar |
Dark muscovado sugar with
extra molasses. |
Not
Tolerated |
| Muscovado Sugar |
Another
name for Barbados sugar, a British specialty brown sugar with strong molasses
flavor. |
Not
Tolerated |
| Neotame |
Sugar substitute. Synthetic
aspartame. |
Tolerated |
| Palm Sugar |
Used
in Thai cooking. Likely contains sucrose. |
Not
Tolerated |
| Panella |
35%
sucrose, 15% reducing sugar (mixture of glucose plus fructose.) Contains
molasses. |
Not
Tolerated |
| Polincillo看 |
Mexican
brown sugar. Semi refined and granulated. No molasses added |
Not
Tolerated |
| Polycose |
Chains of
dextrose. Added to foods to increase calories. |
Tolerated |
| Polydextrin |
Chains
of glucose molecules. Does not break down to pure dextrose. |
Tolerated |
| Polydextrose |
Polydextrose
is a multi-purpose additive synthesized from dextrose (glucose), plus about
10 percent sorbitol and 1 percent citric acid. It is commonly used as a
replacement for sugar, starch, and fat in commercial cakes, candies, dessert
mixes, gelatins, frozen desserts, puddings, and salad dressings.看Sorbitol is a sugar alcohol that is related
to fructose. |
Not
Tolerated |
| Raffinose |
A
trisaccharide found in grains, legumes and some vegetables. Gas forming. |
Tolerance Varies |
| Rapadura |
35%
sucrose, 15% reducing sugar (glucose plus fructose). Contains molasses. |
Not
Tolerated |
| Raw Sugar |
Sucrose.
Equal parts glucose and fructose, a chemical combination of glucose and
fructose. |
Not
Tolerated |
| Reducing Sugar |
Referred
to as invert sugar (mixture of glucose and fructose). |
Not
Tolerated |
| Rock Sugar |
Crystallized
cane sugar. Sucrose, a chemical combination of glucose and fructose. |
Not
Tolerated |
| Saccharin |
Sugar
substitute. Not as commonly used as in the past. Known as Sweet N' Low, Sugar
Twin, Sucryl, Featherweight. FDA approved. More than 6 servings per day may
increase bladder cancer risk. (No longer approved for use in Canada) |
Tolerated |
| Saccharose |
Sucrose. Equal parts
glucose and fructose. |
Not
Tolerated |
| Sorbitol |
Sugar
alcohol. Common in fruits, particularly skin of ripe berries, cherries and
plums. Used in sugar free foods. Causes diarrhea. Converted back to fructose. |
Not
Tolerated |
| Splenda |
A
sugar substitute. This is a chemically modified sucrose molecule that cannnot
be digested. |
Tolerated
depending on purity |
| Stevia |
Natural
sweetener from a South American plant. 30 % sweeter than sugar. Used
extensively in Japan, China, Korea, Israel, Brazil and Paraguay with no side
effects reported. Known as Stevioside. Has not been rigorously tested for
safety. No consistent manufacturing regulations.看 |
Not
Tolerated |
| Sucanat |
Sucrose.
Another name for raw sugar. Equal parts glucose and fructose. However, read
the labels. Some now listed as Sucanat are cane sugar plus blackstrap
molasses. |
Not
Tolerated |
| Sucralose |
Chemical
name for Splenda, a sugar substitute. Large molecule not digested. |
Tolerated
depending on purity |
| Sucrose |
Naturally
occurring sugar made from sugar cane or sugar beets. Commonly referred to as
sugar and table sugar. Chemical combination of glucose and fructose. |
Not
Tolerated |
| Sucrose Syrups |
Also
known as Refiner's syrup. By product of sugar refining. 15 甚洽 18% water, 1
part sucrose to two parts invert sugar. |
Not
Tolerated |
| Sugar |
Common
name for sucrose, a chemical combination of glucose and fructose. |
Not
Tolerated |
| Sugar Alcohol |
May
be naturally or synthetically occurring. Causes diarrhea. This is a reduced
form of sugar that may be metabolized back to fructose or other sugars
depending on the type. |
Not
Tolerated |
| Trimoline |
Produced
from beets. Up to 22 % invert sugar. 28 % sweeter than granulated sugar |
Not
Tolerated |
| Turbinado |
Another
name for raw sugar. Sucrose, a chemical combination of glucose and
fructose. |
Not
Tolerated |
| Vanilla sugar |
Sucrose.
Made by burying vanilla beans in cane sugar for weeks. A chemical combination
of glucose and fructose. |
Not
Tolerated |
| Wasanbon |
Grown
on an island in the area of Japan from a special variety of sugar cane. A
pale beige powder of very pure sugar. Not good for cooking. Melts immediately
on the tongue. Very scarce and very expensive. |
Not
Tolerated |
| Xylitol |
Sugar
alcohol. Obtained from fruits and berries. Also from birch trees and known as
birch sugar. Causes diarrhea. |
Tolerated
depending on purity |
| Xylose |
Simple
sugar.Not commonly found.看Made of 5 carbons. |
Tolerated |
| Xyulose |
Simple
sugar.Not commonly found.看Made of 5 carbons. |
Tolerated |
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