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Labeling on foods now includes the amount of added sugar, which is thought to be particularly harmful to one's health.
'''Sugar''' is a sweet ingredient added to foods such as [[cookie]]s, [[cake]]s, and [[Pastry|pastries]].
'''Sugar''' is a sweet ingredient added to foods such as [[cookie]]s, [[cake]]s, and [[Pastry|pastries]].
In temperate climates it is usually extracted from [[beet]]s, and in tropical climates typically comes from [[sugarcane]].
In temperate climates it is usually extracted from [[beet]]s, and in tropical climates typically comes from sugarcane.
Labeling on foods now includes the amount of added sugar, which is thought to be particularly harmful to one's health.
Sugar is sweet because it consists almost entirely of sucrose (C<sub>12</sub>H<sub>22</sub>O<sub>11</sub>), which is a solid white [[disaccharide]] that alters the [[flavor]] of foods.
Sugar is sweet because it consists almost entirely of sucrose (C<sub>12</sub>H<sub>22</sub>O<sub>11</sub>), which is a solid white [[disaccharide]] that alters the [[flavor]] of foods.