Why Sugar Is Added to Food: Food Science 101

Comprehensive Reviews in Food Science and Food Safety

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 644-656

  Goldfein, Kara R ^a   Slavin, Joanne L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Food labeling; Nutrition facts; Public health; Sucrose; Sugars

Indexed keywords

NUTRIENTS; NUTRITION; PUBLIC HEALTH; SUGAR (SUCROSE);

DEDUCTIVE REASONING; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; FOOD SCIENCE; FREE SUGAR; NO REDUCTION; TOTAL SUGARS;

SUGARS;

EID: 84941878935     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15414337     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1541-4337.12151     Document Type: Article

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