Foods rich in sugar

Sucrose-rich foods

Among the sucrose-rich foods we would include the following from highest to lowest content:

Manufactured products:

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  Table Sugar (sucrose)

• Maple syrup
• Molasses
• Honey

Vegetal natural products:

• The fruits of the palm (Phoenix dactylifera) Dates
• The roots of the carrot (Daucus carota)
• The seeds of the pea (Pisum sativum)
• The roots of the sugar beet (Beta vulgaris subsp. subsp. vulgaris)
• The chestnuts of the chestnut tree (Castanea sativa)

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  The roots of chicory (Cichorium intybus)

• The fruits of jujube (Zizyphus jujuba)
• The fruits of pineapples (Ananas comosus)
• The bulbs of the onion (Allium cepa)
• Coconut sap (Cocos nucifera)
• The mangoes or fruits of the mango (Mangifera indica)
• The fruits of banana (Musa ssp)
• Peaches or fruits of the peach tree (Prunus persica)
• The roots of liquorice (Glycyrrhiza glabra)
• American ginseng (Panax quinquefolius)
• The seeds of soybean (Glycine max)
• Apricots or fruits of the apricot tree (Prunus armeniaca)
• The fruits of the hazelnut (Corylus avellana)
• Plums or fruits of the plum tree (Prunus domestica)
• Oranges or fruits of the orange tree (Citrus sinensis)
• Apples or fruits of the apple tree (Malus domestica)
• The seeds of the pistachios (Pistacia vera)
• Grapefruits or fruits of the grapefruit (Citrus x paradisi)
• The grains or fruits of the maize (Zea mays)
• Pumpkins or fruits of the pumpkin (Curcubita pepo)
• The seeds or grains of wheat (Triticum aestivum)
• The fruits of the gooseberry (Ribes uva-crispa)
• The seeds or grains of rice (Oryza sativa)
• Figs or fruits of the fig tree (Ficus carica)

Related information:

• Foods high in glucose
• Foods high in fructose
• Simple carbohydrates
• Simple carbohydrates classes
• Obesity
• Reasons why honey is better than sugar

* Related information: Benefits of sugar / Sugar or honey

More information on other foods high in minerals.

Written by Editorial Botanical-online team in charge of content writing

10 December, 2021