Sugar is not always sugar: it's hidden!

May 23, 2024
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🏷 𝗜𝘁 𝘄𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽 𝗶𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗱𝗶𝗱𝗻'𝘁 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝗮 𝗱𝗲𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 / 𝗻𝘂𝘁𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗻 𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁.

So we have just built a translator for "hidden" sugar in our GoCoCo App.

Honey = sugar
Brown sugar = sugar
Blonde sugar = sugar
Caramel = sugar
Date powder = sugar
Fructose = sugar
Glucose = sugar
Glucose-Fructose syrup = sugar
High fructose corn syrup (𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴?) = sugar
Invert sugar = sugarLactose = sugar
Maltose = sugar
Maltodextrin = sugar
Maple syrup = sugar
Sucrose = sugarSyrup = sugar
Juice concentrate = sugar with a little water

👉Check out our article about Sugar can actually make us addicted

𝗟𝗲𝘁'𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝘀𝘂𝗴𝗲𝗿𝗰𝗼𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝘁. 𝗜𝘁'𝘀 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝘀𝘂𝗴𝗮𝗿.

Even foods marketed as healthy,like flavored yogurt,can be surprisingly high in added sugars. But the story isn’t always black and white. Some studies suggest yogurt, even with some sugar, may still offer benefits for diabetes risk.

Thanks Julio Basulto for the inspiration of the post!

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