On the food label when it says there are 18 grams of sugar, 1 gram of fiber and 22 grams total carbs, what does this mean? Are they naturally occuring sugars, added sugars or what? This is very confusing.
Thanks for your help,
Janetta
Q: On the food label when it says there are 18 grams of sugar, 1 gram of fiber and 22 grams total carbs
Answers (1)
11/19/08 5:22pm
not sure why it matters, but the sugar is added sugar- i agree that it's unnecessarily confusing- i always just look at total carbs- that adds up all the sugars and their derivatives
good luck, and remember- sugar by any other name would taste as sweet :)
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