corn sugar

noun

1. dextrose.

Word History and Origins

Origin of corn sugar¹

An Americanism dating back to 1840–50

Example Sentences

But these formulas — which are often labeled as sensitive, gentle, comfort, or soothe — still use corn sugar, rather than lactose, as a carbohydrate.

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The corn sugar ends up in much of the junk food, and the subsidies make it cheaper, making the competition with healthier options unfair.

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Sugar processors had been seeking $1.5 billion in a false-advertising claim against corn refiners and agribusiness giants Archer Daniels Midland and Cargill after they tried to rebrand their product as “corn sugar.”

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Corn refiners launched the ad campaign to support its bid before the Food and Drug Administration to change the name to "corn sugar."

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Sugar claimed it lost money when corn refiners tried to rebrand their publicity-plagued product as "corn sugar" and claimed it was the same as cane sugar.

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