Word to Watch For

When reading a label, you have only one question, 'Does the product contain a substance that you need to avoid?' You look at the LIST OF INGREDIENTS for this information. If one of the words below appears on the LIST OF INGREDIENTS, you put the product back. Keep it simple. This is a 'yes or no' question. Ignore any words which appear in the "Nutrition Facts."

A
agave syrup
alcohol
all natural sweetener
anything sugar
auamiel
aspertame

B
Barbados molasses
Barbados sugar
barley malt
beet sugar
black strap molasses
brown sugar

C
cane sugar
cane syrup
caramel
caramel color
clarified grape juice
cooked honey
concentrated fruit juice
confectioners sugar
corn
corn starch
corn syrup
corn sweetener
couscous

D
dark brown sugar
dates
date sugar
date syrup
dextrine
dextrose
disaccharides
dried fruit

E
evaporated cane juice

F
figs
fig syrup
filtered honey
flour
fructose
fruit juice concentrate
fruit sugar
fruit sweetener G
galactose
glucose
glycerine
granulated sugar
grape sugar
guar gum

H
heavy syrup
high fructose corn syrup
hydrogenated glucose syrup

I
invert sugar
invert sugar syrup

J
Jaggery

L
lactose
levulose
light brown sugar
light sugar
light syrup
lite sugar
lite syrup
lo-sugar
low sugar

M
malt
malts
malted
malt "anything"
malto-"anything"
maltodextrose
malt syrup
maltose
manitol
maple sugar
modified food starch
molasses
monosaccharides

N
natural honey
natural syrup
naturally sweetened
nectars

O
organic evaporated cane juice
100% Natural Sweetener

P
polysaccharides
potato starch
powdered sugar
powdered sweeteners in packets
pure honey
pure natural sweetener
R
raisins
raisin syrup
raw honey
raw sugar
ribbon cane syrup
ribose
rice malt
rice syrup

S
Saccharine
sorbitol
sorghum molasses
sorghum syrup
soy
splenda
succanat
sucrose
sugar
sugar cubes
sugar packets
sweetener

T
turbinado sugar

U
uncooked honey
unfiltered honey

W
wheat
white sugar
wine

X
Xylitol