Sugar
Generic sugar ingredient.
About Sugar
Sugar is a generic culinary term for a crystalline sweetener, most commonly refined sucrose sold as granulated, caster, superfine, or powdered sugar. It is used to sweeten drinks, preserves, sauces, baked goods, confectionery, and cooked dishes.
Its defining flavour is sweetness, while texture depends on crystal size and moisture. Sugar can contribute structure, browning, tenderness, and texture as well as sweetness, but the exact behaviour differs among granulated, powdered, and moist forms.
Sugar is usually white, although less-refined or specially processed forms may be golden or brown. It may be sold as crystals or powder. Particle size and moisture affect how it dissolves, measures, melts, and behaves in mixtures; the generic name does not identify one fixed form.
- Ingredient type
- sweetener
- Form
- other
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Local names for sugar
Names and romanised forms to recognise on menus and labels.
sugar
sucre
azúcar
Zucker
zucchero
açúcar
sucre
suiker
suiker
sukker
socker
sukker
sykur
sokeri
suhkur
cukier
cukr
cukor
sladkor
šećer
шећер
šećer
захар
zahar
сахар
sakhar
цукор
tsukor
цукар
tsukar
cukrus
cukurs
cukor
zahăr
ζάχαρη
záchari
şeker
şəkər
شکر
shekar
سكر
sukkar
סוכר
sukar
चीनी
cīnī
চিনি
chini
چینی
chīnī
ਖੰਡ
khaṇḍ
ખાંડ
khāṇḍ
साखर
sākhar
चिनी
cinī
சர்க்கரை
carkkarai
చక్కెర
cakkera
ಸಕ್ಕರೆ
sakkare
പഞ്ചസാര
pañcasāra
සීනි
sīni
น้ำตาล
nám-tan
သကြား
tha-kyar
ស្ករ
skɔɔ
ນ້ຳຕານ
nam tān
砂糖
satō
설탕
seoltang
糖
táng
đường
gula
gula
sukari
sukari
ስኳር
sikwar
cinī
Romanised form
záchari
Romanised form
sakkare
Romanised form
satō
Romanised form
carmelized sugar
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nib sugar
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obsolete: sugar or sugar syrup added
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SANDING SUGAR
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SANDING SUGAR SPRINKLES
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soft sugar
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Sucre blanc
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sucre mi-blanc de canne
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sucre roux de canne en poudre
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Sucrose (common sugar)
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sugar (artificially vanilla-flavored)
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sugar (blended)
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sugar (colored)
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sugar (granulated)
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sugar (liquid)
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sugar (lump)
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sugar (not fully refined)
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sugar (powdered)
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sugar (raw, unrefined)
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sugar (refined)
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sugar cube
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sugar loaf
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sugar topping
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Sugar, brown
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Sugar, Candy sugar
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Sugar, Cube sugar
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Sugar, Dark brown
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Sugar, Demerara
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Sugar, icing - powder
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Sugar, Light brown
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Sugar, raw
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Sugar, Raw cane sugar, Unrefined
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Sugar, turbinado
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Sugar, White
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Sugar, white, confectioner's, powdered
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Sugar, white, granulated or lump
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Sugar, white, icing
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Sugar, white, icing mixture
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Sugar, White, Powder
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sugared
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SUGARS BROWN
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Sugars, granulated
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Sugars, maple
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Sugars, powdered
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skɔɔ
Romanised form
carkkarai
Romanised form
tsukar
Romanised form
nam tān
Romanised form
sikwar
Romanised form
sukkar
Romanised form
tsukor
Romanised form
seoltang
Romanised form
chini
Romanised form
sīni
Romanised form
táng
Romanised form
cīnī
Romanised form
pañcasāra
Romanised form
chīnī
Romanised form
sakhar
Romanised form
tha-kyar
Romanised form
zahar
Romanised form
sukar
Romanised form
shekar
Romanised form
šećer
Romanised form
khāṇḍ
Romanised form
sākhar
Romanised form
nám-tan
Romanised form
khaṇḍ
Romanised form
cakkera
Romanised form
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Sugar nutrition & diet
Sugar nutritional value
Sugars, granulated
Per 100 g of the edible portion in the recorded food form.
- Calories
- 387kcal
- Protein
- 0.0g
- Carbs
- 100.0g
- Fat
- 0.0g
Reference values for the specific food form shown. Other varieties, brands and preparations can differ.
Portions & preparation
Generic sugar is not a complete identity for reference matching: establish source, refinement, crystal or syrup form, and any added ingredients. Distinguish granulated, powdered, brown, liquid, and blended products. Record the amount incorporated into beverages, baking, preserves, sauces, or coatings rather than treating them as equivalent.
Compare the right form: Match references only after confirming sugar source, refinement, crystal or liquid form, additives, and whether the recorded portion is dry or dissolved.
Diet considerations
Sugar’s plant or other source is not unambiguous from this generic name, so source and processing require confirmation. Compatibility changes with bone-char processing, additives, flavorings, and blended products, where relevant to the assessment. Baked goods, coatings, and cereal-based foods add other ingredients; carbohydrate patterns depend on portion and recipe.
AI-authored reading notes · Awaiting editorial review. Measured values, where available, have a separate source above.
Dietary compatibility
- VeganDepends on the version
- VegetarianDepends on the version
- PescatarianDepends on the version
- KetoTypically incompatible
- PaleoTypically incompatible
- Low-carbDepends on the version
- HalalNot established
- KosherNot established
What these diet assessments mean
- Vegan · Depends on the version
- Check the refining process and processing aids for the particular producer.
- Vegetarian · Depends on the version
- Check the refining process and processing aids for the particular producer.
- Pescatarian · Depends on the version
- Check the refining process and processing aids for the particular producer.
- Keto · Typically incompatible
- A concentrated sugar ingredient; the amount used matters. No serving-level carbohydrate calculation is available.
- Paleo · Typically incompatible
- This profile falls outside the conventional paleo pattern used here (grains and pseudograins, legumes, dairy or refined sugar).
- Low-carb · Depends on the version
- A concentrated sugar ingredient; the amount used matters. No serving-level carbohydrate calculation is available.
- Halal · Not established
- Sourcing, processing and any applicable certification have not been verified. A food name alone does not establish halal status.
- Kosher · Not established
- Sourcing, processing and any applicable certification have not been verified. A food name alone does not establish kosher status.
For the plain ingredient · Awaiting review. Diet compatibility is not allergy suitability or halal/kosher certification. Keto and low-carb depend on the portion.
AI-generated illustration for visual context. It does not identify a particular product or establish allergen content.
Sources & review
Nutrition reference: USDA FoodData Central — Sugars, granulated ↗. Values are scaled from 100 g of the recorded edible form. Individual portions have no assumed fixed weight.
Expanded overview, name examples and nutrition notes are database drafts awaiting editorial review. Numeric nutrition values, where shown, have their own source and food-form reference.
The ingredient description and dish connections come from the draft catalogue and may change after review.
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