Originally published December 1 2005
Food companies hide sugar under new ingredient names, editor says
by Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, NaturalNews Editor
Nutrition editor Moss Greene talks about a common trick played by food companies, and that is the masking of high-glycemic sugars under new ingredient names that consumers overlook when searching the label.
Many companies consistently look for new ways to hide more and more high glycemic sugar in commercial products.
So be on guard for hidden insulin spiking ingredients with new names.
Some of the products that contain sugar and processed starches that turn into high glycemic sugars are ketchup, jams, jellies, soft drinks, fruit juice, canned fruit, ice cream, cookies, cakes, pies, pastries, candies and most other desserts.
Processed starches that behave like sugar in your body are white flour, white rice, pasta (unless the flour is listed as 100% whole wheat), enriched flour, tapioca, cornstarch and processed breakfast cereals.
LOW GLYCEMIC RESPONSE SWEETENERS include fructose, stevia, acesulfame potassium sweetener, saccharine and aspartame (in NutraSweet and Equal, but not in sodas).
Fructose is not the same as high fructose corn syrup.
The former is pure fructose with a low glycemic index, whereas high fructose corn syrup is a mixture of 50% fructose and 50% glucose.
The glycemic response of high fructose corn syrup is high -- about the same as sucrose.
**This list does not imply an endorsement of these sweeteners.
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