sugar
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Many processed foods contain several forms of sugar and sugar substitutes at the same time.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 6, 2026
Sorbitol-degrading Aeromonas bacterial strains can consume the sugar alcohol and convert it into a harmless bacterial byproduct.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 6, 2026
GLP-1s help regulate blood sugar, and some studies suggest these weight-loss drugs can help with some of the problems caused by PMOS, which can bring about extreme tiredness, kidney problems and high blood pressure.
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026
Starbucks said it doesn’t cost more to add classic syrup or chai to the revised drinks, even if flavors like vanilla or brown sugar go for a standard 80 cents extra.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
And Hannah always smelled like sugar cookies—even when she wasn't baking!
From "Case of the Sneaky Snowman: Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew, #5" by Carolyn Keene
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A food can taste sweet because it contains sugar, a low-calorie sweetener, or naturally occurring sugars.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 8, 2026
"An hour or two of exposure is enough to trigger glycosylation, or the binding of smoke to the sugars in the grapes," said oenology consultant Clement Prelat, who is advising winemakers in the area.
From Barron's ● Aug. 6, 2026
Sodha says that limiting each plant to 750ml of water a day produces "rich, highly concentrated sugars and aromas instead of water-logged, bland fruits".
From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026
Instead, the findings suggest that these hunger-related neurons can distinguish between different sugars and respond through separate biological pathways.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 26, 2026
Rather than consuming both sugars equally, the E. coli cells had selectively consumed glucose first.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
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"Nah, nah, nah. I used to use sugared hot water, before the days of hair lacquer. And I couldn't afford hair lacquer, anyway."
From BBC ● Jun. 24, 2025
We won’t know until a few scenes later that Adeyemi and Tremblay are both angling for the big seat, but it doesn’t take much to recognize the burnt sugared scorn in that opening volley.
From Salon ● Nov. 22, 2024
Takeout: The Much Ado About Stuffing pickup feast includes a 14-pound natural turkey ready to roast in your oven, gravy, stuffing, mashed potatoes, brown sugared yams, roasted Brussels sprouts and roasted delicata squash.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 15, 2023
Dip each in the turbinado sugar to coat one side; set sugared side up on the prepared baking sheet, nine per sheet.
From Washington Times ● Aug. 15, 2023
Ginger, a spicy sugared ginger smell, enveloped them.
From "Song of Solomon" by Toni Morrison
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"The sugaring season has come early this year and is still underway," he said.
From BBC ● Mar. 25, 2024
But she soon found that before she could provide services for clients, and earn more, she was required to attend trainings on such things as sugaring to remove unwanted hair and lash and brow maintenance.
From Reuters ● Oct. 17, 2022
The profitability of maple sugaring depends heavily on yields of actual syrup, which certainly hinges on the actual number of days that hover at the cusp of freezing temperatures.
From Salon ● Jul. 13, 2022
The University of New Hampshire has a hotline for maple sugaring questions.
From New York Times ● Apr. 7, 2021
They’d looked delicious hanging from the tree’s branches, but cut up into pieces, they emitted an aroma unlike anything he’d ever smelled before—the scent was intensely sweet, almost sugaring the very air around it.
From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray
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