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Collocations for sugar - 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

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… 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)

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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.

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sugar + VERB

dissolve

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sugar + NOUN

cube (esp. AmE), lump (BrE)
bowl
substitute
syrup
cookie (AmE)
content, intake, level
a high sugar intake
craving
fix
high, rush
beet, cane
grower, planter, producer
industry, mill, plantation, production, refinery

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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

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