simple sugar
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of simple sugar
First recorded in 1940–45
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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
Carbohydrates provide energy to the body, particularly through glucose, a simple sugar that is a component of starch and an ingredient in many staple foods.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022
Starch is made up of molecules of glucose, a simple sugar, which our cells can use as fuel with very little processing from our bodies.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 19, 2017
If anything is desired, a simple sugar icing is used or the surface of the cake is moistened with the white of egg and then sprinkled with sugar.
From Woman's Institute Library of Cookery Volume 4: Salads and Sandwiches; Cold and Frozen Desserts; Cakes, Cookies and Puddings; Pastries and Pies by Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences
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