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Meanings of sugars in English

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Short chain carbohydrate molecules that have hydroxyl groups on each carbon atom unit, but with one carbon that has a double-bond aldehyde or ketone oxygen.

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Usage of sugars in English
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Sugar: Yes, excessive sugar, refined sugars and even excessive healthy natural sugars.
Jamaica Observer
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Free sugars content in food was estimated based on previously established databases.
Pubmed
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This ingredient list will help you find the hidden sugars in food.
The beauty diet: looking great has never been so delicious
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In my office, the mantra is: When in doubt, test your sugars.
Joy bauer's food cures
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However, sugars are not a preferred carbon source for P. stutzeri A1501.
Pubmed
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Over half of free sugars is estimated to come from sugary drinks.
News.com.au
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It is important to note that not all sugars are created equally.
The Irish Times
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Her tea was just as she liked it: strong with two sugars.
The Departure
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Later, the yeast will consume these sugars and turn them into alcohol.
Wired
10
He had put the wrong sugars into parcels, and the wrong tea.
Mrs. Day's Daughters
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Unlike most commercial cocktail sauces, this easy-to-make recipe contains no added sugars.
The new atkins for a new you: the ultimate diet for shedding wei...
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Take sugars out and they are left with not much at all.
The Guardian
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Microbial conversion of biomass-derived sugars into esters may provide a sustainable alternative.
Pubmed
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Next to fats, starches and sugars are the most important fuel elements.
The Mother and Her Child
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Gas chromatography identified the sugars composing the unit as rhamnose and N-acetyl-D-glucosamine.
Pubmed
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Availability and composition of sugars in the microenvironment may affect cell glycosylation.
Pubmed
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United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Less common