sugars

1. Carbohydrates that can supply energy to living things. Common table sugar is sucrose. Some other sugars are fructose, which is found in fruits; lactose, which is found in milk; and glucose, which is the most common sugar in the bodies of animals and plants.

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In boiling water, the vegetable’s starches begin to convert to sugars, bringing out a natural sweetness.

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We need water and we need food, which the yeast gets from the simple sugars found in most flours.

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But with a record-breaking warm summer and sunshine amounts above average, trees produced more sugars in their leaves.

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A reduction in added sugars and a switch to more locally-sourced whole foods is expected.

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The lower night temperatures allow them to rest and put the energy they have gained during the day into producing more natural sugars.

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