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provides approximately 110 calories per ounce, same as any other carbohydrate
'''Sugar''' is a sweet ingredient added to foods such as cookies, cakes, and pastries.
'''Sugar''' is a sweet ingredient added to foods such as cookies, cakes, and pastries.
It comes from beets or sugarcane and is generally grown in tropical environments.
Sugar is sweet because it contains 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 contains 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.
Sucrose is a [[carbohydrate]]<ref>[http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/nutritionsource/what-should-you-eat/carbohydrates-full-story/index.html Carbohydrates]</ref>.
Sucrose is a [[carbohydrate]]<ref>[http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/nutritionsource/what-should-you-eat/carbohydrates-full-story/index.html Carbohydrates]</ref>.
Sucrose is broken down in the body into [[glucose]] and [[fructose]].
Sucrose is broken down in the body into [[glucose]] and [[fructose]].
When digested, sugar provides approximately 4 calories per gram.<ref>[http://whatscookingamerica.net/Sugar.htm Sugar, The Natural Sweetener]</ref>
When digested, sugar provides approximately 110 calories per ounce (4 calories per gram).<ref>[http://whatscookingamerica.net/Sugar.htm Sugar, The Natural Sweetener]</ref>
Many processed food products such as [[Twinkies]], children's breakfast cereals, and candy bars contain large amounts of sugar.
Many processed food products such as [[Twinkies]], children's breakfast cereals, and candy bars contain large amounts of sugar.