You should always read the ingredient list on the back of the product to make sure it doesn’t have any hidden sugar.
In a low carb diet, you eat meats, full-fat dairy, vegetables, nuts and healthy oils. You can find here a more detailed list of the allowed foods.
What I want you to be aware of is that not only desserts and pastry products contain added sugar. About 74% of the packaged foods that we are regularly buying from the store contain added sugars. If you aren’t eating desserts or grain products, you may still go over the limit with your sugar intake.
How it’s that possible?
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) requires the food producers to write all the ingredients on the product. But unfortunately, they always find sneaky ways not to put the word “sugar” on it. Sugar is disguised under many names. It’s almost impossible to know every name, and that makes you think that you are eating healthy.
The sugar content per serving should appear on the package of every food or drink product, along with other macronutrients like fat, carbohydrates or protein.
Natural Sugars are not bad!
It’s important to know that we shouldn’t be afraid of the sugar that is naturally found in fruits and vegetables.
Why is sugar added?
Sugar is added during the processing of the food to make them taste sweet, enhance flavors and to give you sugar cravings.
Sweet is the first taste humans prefer from birth! – Christine Gerbstadt a dietitian and American Dietetic Association (ADA).
Processed foods that are labeled as low-carb are usually just junk foods. Research shows that if manufacturers add health claims on the front package, they convince the client that the product is healthier than other similar product.
You shouldn’t get fooled by the false claims on the packaging and check the ingredients list. If there are any of the following hidden names of sugar, you should know that the product is not healthy!
Here are a few examples of hidden sources of sugar in a daily low carb diet intake:
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Bacon
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Premade Seasonings Packets
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Salad Dressings and Marinades
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Peanut Butter
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Tomato Sauce and Ketchup
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Pickles
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Processed Cheese Slices
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Protein Bars and Weight Loss Energy Bars
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Canned Vegetables
It’s time to face the truth! The 61 secret names of sugar that are listed in this article.
1. Agave nectar
2. Barbados sugar
3. Barley malt
4. Barley malt syrup
5. Beet sugar
6. Brown sugar
7. Buttered syrup
8. Cane juice
9. Cane juice crystals
10. Cane sugar
11. Caramel
12. Carob syrup
13. Castor sugar
14. Coconut palm sugar
15. Coconut sugar
16. Confectioner’s sugar
17. Corn sweetener
18. Corn syrup
19. Corn syrup solids
20. Date sugar
21. Dehydrated cane juice
22. Demerara sugar
23. Dextrin
24. Dextrose
25. Evaporated cane juice
26. Free-flowing brown sugars
27. Fructose
28. Fruit juice
29. Fruit juice concentrate
30. Glucose
31. Glucose solids
32. Golden sugar
33. Golden syrup
34. Grape sugar
35. HFCS (High-Fructose Corn Syrup)
36. Honey
37. Icing sugar
38. Invert sugar
39. Malt syrup
40. Maltodextrin
41. Maltol
42. Maltose
43. Mannose
44. Maple syrup
45. Molasses
46. Muscovado
47. Palm sugar
48. Panocha
49. Powdered sugar
50. Raw sugar
51. Refiner’s syrup
52. Rice syrup
53. Saccharose
54. Sorghum Syrup
55. Sucrose
56. Sugar (granulated)
57. Sweet Sorghum
58. Syrup
59. Treacle
60. Turbinado sugar
61. Yellow sugar
In these modern days, added sugar is one of the unhealthiest products. Sugar is the ingredient that contributes to a lot of diseases. The most common diseases caused by sugar are diabetes, obesity, heart disease.
If you want to keep you, and your loved ones healthy be aware of the hidden sugars. Most of the foods that are considered healthy like yogurt or whole grain products may contain more sugar than a glass of soda.
Hidden sugar in different products can sabotage your way to ketosis and keep you from achieving the great benefits that everyone is talking about.
Pin the list for later. Save it to your computer! Make sure you will always have this list nearby to detect the harmful added sugar!
Did you know that sugar comes in so many forms? Let a comment below!
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