sugar: translation
noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ raw, unrefined
▪ processed, refined
▪ brown, white
▪ Add one cup of soft brown sugar.
▪ caster (BrE), confectioner's (AmE), cube (esp. AmE), demerara (BrE), granulated, icing (BrE), lump (BrE), powdered (AmE), table (AmE)
▪ beet, cane, maple, palm
▪ cinnamon (AmE)
▪ spun
▪ natural
▪ Fruit juices contain natural sugars.
▪ complex, simple (both science)
▪ simple sugars, such as glucose
▪ blood
▪ to raise blood sugar levels
… OF SUGAR
▪ kilo, pound, etc.
▪ lump, spoonful
▪ cup, tablespoon, teaspoon
▪ Add 1 cup of white sugar and boil until dissolved.(esp. AmE)
▪ bag
▪ packet (AmE), sachet (BrE)
VERB + SUGAR
▪ add, put in, put on, sprinkle, stir in, stir into sth, take (= in tea or coffee)
▪ He stirred another spoonful of sugar into his tea.
▪ Do you take sugar in your tea?
▪ contain
▪ produce
▪ dissolve
▪ Bring to a boil to dissolve the sugar.
SUGAR + VERB
▪ dissolve
SUGAR + NOUN
▪ cube (esp. AmE), lump (BrE)
▪ bowl
▪ substitute
▪ syrup
▪ cookie (AmE)
▪ content, intake, level
▪ craving
▪ fix
▪ high, rush
▪ beet, cane
▪ grower, planter, producer
▪ industry, mill, plantation, production, refinery
PHRASES
▪ high sugar content, low sugar content, reduced sugar content
▪ high in sugar, low in sugar
▪ Most junk food is high in sugar.
▪ no added sugar
▪ apple juice with no added sugar