simple sugar
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of simple sugar
First recorded in 1940–45
Example Sentences
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A simple sugar is one that the body can quickly digest and absorb, with the goal of quickly increasing blood sugar.
From Salon ● Jan. 21, 2025
The recipes include simple sugar cookies that she calls “a gesture of goodwill,” cakes and pies and puddings and a Nutella banana cake that started a viral craze.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 5, 2023
They kept the recipe simple: sugar, corn syrup and gelatin, with edible wax for the eyes.
From New York Times ● Feb. 4, 2023
Large, complex molecules of proteins, polysaccharides, and lipids must be reduced to simpler particles such as simple sugar before they can be absorbed by the digestive epithelial cells.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022
The one exception is dextrose, which is a simple sugar; but even this is combined in the liver and the muscles to form the more complex compound known as glycogen.
From Physiology and Hygiene for Secondary Schools by Francis M. Walters
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